A triangle has corners at (5 ,6 ), (5 ,9 ), and (8 ,2 ). What is the area of the triangle's circumscribed circle?

1 Answer
Jul 30, 2016

Area of circumscribed circle 127.9 sq.unit

Explanation:

Sides AB=a=sqrt((5-5)^2+(6-9)^2)=3 ; BC=b=sqrt((5-8)^2+(9-2)^2)=sqrt58=7.62; CA=c=sqrt((8-5)^2+(2-6)^2)=5
Semi perimeter s=(3+5+7.62)/2=7.81 Area of the triangle A_r=sqrt (s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))=sqrt(7.81*4.81*0.19*2.81)=4.48 circumscribed triangle radius r=(a*b*c)/(4*A_r)=(3*7.62*5)/(4*4.48)=6.38:.Area of circumscribed circle A=pi*r^2=pi*6.38^2=127.9 sq.unit[Ans]