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Consider four triangles having sides (5,12,9), (5,12,11), (5,12,13) and (5,12,15). Among these, the triangle having maximum area has sides

A

(5,12,9)

B

(5,12,11)

C

(5,12,13)

D

(5,12,15)

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C
`"Clearly area of "triangle "having sides "(5,12,13)`
`"is greatest (use"triangle=sqrt(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))`
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