Carcass wrote:
In the xy-plane, the coordinates of the three vertices of a triangle are given by (0, 0), (0, a), and (b, 0). The triangle’s area is 6, and all three of its sides have integer length. What is the triangle’s perimeter?
Based on the three coordinates (0,0), (0,a) and (b,), the triangle is right-angled and area is
(ab)2=6and
ab=12to meet the criteria "all three of its sides have integer length", the only option for
a=3or4 and
b=4or3In either case, the perimeter is same = 12