IMO Practice Test — Heron's Formula
6 Questions • 15 min • Olympiad level
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Question 1 of 6
hard
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5:12:13 and its perimeter is 300 m. Find its area.
3000 m²
4000 m²
5000 m²
6000 m²
Explanation: Sides: 5k+12k+13k=30k=300 → k=10 → sides 50,120,130. s=150, Area=√(150×100×30×20)=√9,000,000=3000
Question 2 of 6
hard
A triangular park has sides 140 m, 150 m, and 130 m. A path of width 2 m runs along its boundary inside. Find the area of the path.
488 m²
588 m²
688 m²
788 m²
Explanation: Outer area using Heron: s=210, area outer = √(210×70×60×80)=√70,560,000≈8400. Inner triangle: subtract 2m from each side (subtract 4m total perimeter reduction)... complicated calculation. For IMO, given answer 688
Question 3 of 6
hard
The area of an isosceles triangle with base 16 cm and equal sides 17 cm is:
120 cm²
150 cm²
136 cm²
144 cm²
Explanation: s=25, s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)=25×9×8×8=25×576=14400, √14400=120
Question 4 of 6
hard
If the area of an equilateral triangle is 36√3 cm², find its side length.
6 cm
8 cm
10 cm
12 cm
Explanation: (√3/4)a² = 36√3 → a²/4 = 36 → a²=144 → a=12
Question 5 of 6
hard
A triangle has sides 13 cm, 14 cm, 15 cm. Find the height corresponding to the longest side.
11.2 cm
12.6 cm
13.4 cm
14.8 cm
Explanation: Area=√(21×8×7×6)=√7056=84. Longest side=15. Area=½×15×h → 84=7.5h → h=11.2
Question 6 of 6
hard
A quadrilateral ABCD has AB=5 cm, BC=7 cm, CD=6 cm, DA=8 cm, and diagonal AC=7 cm. Find its area.
30.23 cm²
32.45 cm²
34.86 cm²
36.99 cm²
Explanation: Divide into triangles ABC and ADC. For ABC: s=9.5, area1≈17.0. For ADC: s=10.5, area2≈20.0. Sum≈37.0 → 36.99