A triangle is inscribed in a circle with one of its sides equals to th
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05 Mar 2025, 13:35
We know that a triangle say ABC is inscribed in a circle with one of its sides exactly on the diameter of the circle, so the triangle must be a right triangle. (Triangle in a semi circle is a right triangle)
Also as we are given that one of the sides of the triangle is 5 and the area of the triangle is 20 , so the 5 units side must be one of the perpendicular sides.
Note: - 5 cannot be the hypotenuse as the area of the triangle is 20 , so the product of perpendicular sides is 40 , which must give at least one of the perpendicular sides greater than 5 , which is not possible as hypotenuse is the longest side in right triangle.
Area of triangle $=12×$ Base $×$ Height $=20⇒$ Base $×$ Height $=40$, so the base $\&$ height should be 5 and 8 in any order.
Now, using Pythagoras theorem i.e. Hypotenuse $2=$ Perpendicular $2+$ Base $2$, the hypotenuse of triangle ABC i.e. AB which is the diameter of the circle is $AB=√AC2+BC2=√52+82=√89$, so the radius of the circle is $\Diameter2=√892$
Finally the area of the circle is $πr2=227×(√892)2=97914$
Hence the answer is (B).