A traffic signal board, indicating ‘SCHOOL AHEAD’, is an equilateral triangle with side ‘a’. Find the area of the signal board, using Heron’s formula. If its perimeter is 180 cm, what will be the area of the signal board?

Explanation

Perimeter `=180 cm`
`S=180/2=90 cm`
Side`=180/3=60 cm`
Area`=sqrt(S(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))`
`=sqrt((90(90-60)(90-60)(90-60))`
`=sqrt(90 xx 30 xx 30 xx 30)`
`=sqrt(30 xx 3 xx 30 xx 30 xx 30)`
`=sqrt(30 xx 30)`
`=sqrt(900)`