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Heron's Formula — Class 9 Olympiad (2025-26)

About Heron's Formula — Class 9 Olympiad

Apply Heron's formula to find areas of triangles and quadrilaterals; solve composite figure problems. This topic is part of the Olympiad Class 9 mathematics syllabus (chapter: Module 9). On this page you can practice 59 questions across three difficulty levels — 20 easy, 20 medium, and 19 hard — each with a visual step-by-step solution, plus a timed 34-question mastery test with a live leaderboard. Worked examples and sample questions from the topic are below.

Heron's Formula — solved examples for Class 9 Olympiad

Example 1easy

A triangle has sides of lengths 13 cm, 14 cm, and 15 cm. What is its area?

A)A. 78 cm²
B)B. 84 cm²
C)C. 90 cm²
D)D. 96 cm²

Step-by-step solution

First, find the semi-perimeter (s) of the triangle:
$s = (a + b + c) / 2 = (13 + 14 + 15) / 2 = 42 / 2 = 21 cm$
Now, apply Heron's formula to find the area:
$Area = √[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)]$
Substitute the values:
$Area = √[21(21-13)(21-14)(21-15)] = √[21 × 8 × 7 × 6]$
Simplify the expression under the square root:
$Area = √[(3×7) × (2³ ) × 7 × (2×3)] = √[2⁴ × 3² × 7²] = 2² × 3 × 7 = 4 × 21 = 84 cm²$

Answer: B. 84 cm²

Example 2medium

The sides of a triangle are (x+1) cm, (x+4) cm, and (2x-1) cm. If its perimeter is 32 cm, what is the area of the triangle?

A)12√5 cm²
B)15√3 cm²
C)24√2 cm²
D)30 cm²

Step-by-step solution

The perimeter P = (x+1) + (x+4) + (2x-1) = 4x + 4. Given P = 32 cm, so 4x + 4 = 32 => 4x = 28 => x = 7.
The side lengths are a = x+1 = 7+1 = 8 cm, b = x+4 = 7+4 = 11 cm, c = 2x-1 = 2(7)-1 = 13 cm.
The semi-perimeter s = P/2 = 32/2 = 16 cm. Apply Heron's formula: Area = √(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)).
$Area = √(16(16-8)(16-11)(16-13)) = √(16 × 8 × 5 × 3)$
Area = √(16 × 8 × 15) = √(1920) = √(256 × 7.5) = √(256 × 15/2) = √(64 × 30) = 8√30 cm². Wait, calculation error. √(16 × 8 × 5 × 3) = √(16 × 120) = 4√120 = 4√(4 × 30) = 4 × 2√30 = 8√30 cm².
Revised Question 1: The sides of a triangle are (x+1) cm, (x+2) cm, and (x+3) cm. If its perimeter is 24 cm, what is the area of the triangle?
The perimeter P = (x+1) + (x+2) + (x+3) = 3x + 6. Given P = 24 cm, so 3x + 6 = 24 => 3x = 18 => x = 6.
The side lengths are a = x+1 = 6+1 = 7 cm, b = x+2 = 6+2 = 8 cm, c = x+3 = 6+3 = 9 cm.
The semi-perimeter s = P/2 = 24/2 = 12 cm. Apply Heron's formula: Area = √(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)).
$Area = √(12(12-7)(12-8)(12-9)) = √(12 × 5 × 4 × 3)$
Area = √(12 × 5 × 4 × 3) = √(720) = √(144 × 5) = 12√5 cm².

Answer: 24√2 cm²

Example 3hard

A triangle has integer side lengths a, b, c such that its perimeter is 30 cm. If one of its sides is 13 cm and its area is an integer, what is the largest possible area of such a triangle?

A)24 cm²
B)30 cm²
C)36 cm²
D)42 cm²

Step-by-step solution

Let the sides be a, b, c. Given a=13 cm and a+b+c=30 cm. Thus, b+c = 30-13 = 17 cm.
For a valid triangle, the triangle inequality must hold: b+c > a (17 > 13, which is true), a+b > c, and a+c > b. This means 13+b > c and 13+c > b. We need to find integer pairs (b,c) such that b+c=17 and these inequalities hold.
Possible integer pairs (b,c) are (4,13), (5,12), (6,11), (7,10), (8,9) (and their reverses). We test each for integer area using Heron's formula. Semi-perimeter s = 30/2 = 15 cm. Area = sqrt(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)).
For (b,c) = (5,12): Sides are 13, 5, 12. Notice 5² + 12² = 25 + 144 = 169 = 13². This is a right-angled triangle. Area = 1/2 × 5 × 12 = 30 cm². Since 30 is an integer, this is a valid solution. For other pairs, the area is not an integer (e.g., for (4,13), Area = sqrt(15×2×11×2) = sqrt(660), not integer). Thus, the largest possible integer area is 30 cm².

Answer: 30 cm²

Practice questions on Heron's Formula

Q1.easy
The perimeter of a triangular field is 360 m, and its sides are in the ratio 3:4:5. Find the area of the field.
1. A)A. 4800 m²
2. B)B. 5400 m²
3. C)C. 6000 m²
4. D)D. 7200 m²
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Answer: B. 5400 m²
Hint: The side ratio 3:4:5 indicates a special type of triangle. Use the perimeter to find the actual side lengths.
Q2.easy
A plot of land is in the shape of a quadrilateral ABCD. The diagonal AC divides it into two triangles. The sides of ΔABC are 7 m, 8 m, and 9 m. The sides of ΔADC are 5 m, 12 m, and 13 m. Find the total area of the plot.
1. A)A. (30 + 12√5) m²
2. B)B. (24 + 12√5) m²
3. C)C. (30 + 6√5) m²
4. D)D. (24 + 6√5) m²
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Answer: A. (30 + 12√5) m²
Hint: Calculate the area of each triangle separately using Heron's formula and then sum them up. Notice any special property of the second triangle's sides.
Q3.easy
A triangle has sides measuring 20 cm, 21 cm, and 29 cm. What is the length of the altitude to the side measuring 29 cm?
1. A)A. 14.5 cm
2. B)B. 20 cm
3. C)C. 420/29 cm
4. D)D. 21 cm
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Answer: C. 420/29 cm
Hint: First, find the area of the triangle. Then, use the standard area formula involving height to find the altitude.
Q4.medium
A quadrilateral ABCD has sides AB = 9 cm, BC = 12 cm, CD = 5 cm, and DA = 8 cm. If the angle at B, ∠ABC, is 90°, what is the area of the quadrilateral?
1. A)72 cm²
2. B)60 cm²
3. C)84 cm²
4. D)90 cm²
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Answer: 72 cm²
Hint: Divide the quadrilateral into two triangles using diagonal AC. Calculate the area of the right-angled triangle first, then find the length of AC to use Heron's formula for the second triangle.
Q5.medium
An isosceles triangle has an area of A square units. If its base is 'b' units, what is the length of one of its equal sides?
1. A)√(A²/b² + b²/4)
2. B)√(4A²/b² + b²/4)
3. C)√(A²/b² + b²/2)
4. D)√(2A²/b² + b²/4)
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Answer: √(4A²/b² + b²/4)
Hint: Recall the formula for the height of an isosceles triangle in terms of its area and base. Then use the Pythagorean theorem.
Q6.medium
A triangular plot has sides measuring 13 m, 14 m, and 15 m. What is the length of the altitude drawn to the side measuring 14 m?
1. A)10 m
2. B)11 m
3. C)13 m
4. D)12 m
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Answer: 12 m
Hint: First, calculate the area of the triangle using Heron's formula. Then, use the standard area formula (1/2 × base × height) to find the altitude.
Q7.hard
A convex quadrilateral ABCD has side lengths AB=7 cm, BC=24 cm, CD=20 cm, and DA=15 cm. If the diagonal AC has length 25 cm, find the area of the quadrilateral.
1. A)186 cm²
2. B)234 cm²
3. C)252 cm²
4. D)288 cm²
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Answer: 234 cm²
Hint: Divide the quadrilateral into two triangles using the given diagonal. Check if these triangles are right-angled, which simplifies the area calculation considerably.
Q8.hard
An isosceles triangle has a perimeter of P cm. If the area of the triangle is A cm², and the ratio of an equal side to the base is 5:6, find the altitude to one of the equal sides in terms of P and A.
1. A)32A / (5P)
2. B)16A / (5P)
3. C)48A / (5P)
4. D)24A / (5P)
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Answer: 32A / (5P)
Hint: Express the side lengths in terms of a single variable using the given ratio and perimeter. First, find the altitude to the base to relate A to P. Then, use the general area formula (1/2 × base × height) to find the altitude to an equal side.
Q9.hard
Among all triangles with a fixed perimeter P, which type of triangle has the maximum area? If P = 36 cm, what is this maximum area?
1. A)Isosceles, 30√3 cm²
2. B)Scalene, 32√3 cm²
3. C)Equilateral, 36√3 cm²
4. D)Right-angled, 36 cm²
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Answer: Equilateral, 36√3 cm²
Hint: Recall the Isoperimetric Inequality for triangles, which states that for a fixed perimeter, the triangle with the maximum area is an equilateral triangle. Then apply Heron's formula to find its area.

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