Triangle whose sides and altitude are consecutive
Question
A triangle has three side lengths and one altitude that, taken together, form four consecutive positive integers. Find its area.
Short answer
84. The –– triangle works: by Heron's formula its area is , so the altitude onto the side of length is , and are consecutive.
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