a) Ta thấy: \(AB.AC=BC.AH\)
\(\Leftrightarrow AB^2.AC^2=BC^2.AH^2\)
\(\Leftrightarrow AH^2=\frac{AB^2.AC^2}{BC^2}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow AH^2=\frac{AB^2.AC^2}{AB^2+AC^2}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\frac{1}{AH^2}=\frac{AB^2+AC^2}{AB^2.AC^2}=\frac{1}{AB^2}+\frac{1}{AC^2}\)
Ta có: \(\frac{AB}{AC}=\frac{5}{7}\Rightarrow AB:AC=\frac{5}{7}\Rightarrow AB=\frac{5}{7}AC\)
Áp dụng công thức trên: \(\frac{1}{AH^2}=\frac{1}{AB^2}+\frac{1}{AC^2}\Leftrightarrow\frac{1}{15^2}=\frac{1}{\frac{25}{49}AC^2}+\frac{1}{AC^2}\Leftrightarrow\frac{1}{225}=\frac{49}{25}.\frac{1}{AC^2}+\frac{1}{AC^2}\Leftrightarrow\frac{1}{225}=\frac{1}{AC^2}\left(\frac{49}{25}+1\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow\frac{1}{225}=\frac{1}{AC^2}.\frac{74}{25}\Rightarrow\frac{1}{AC^2}=\frac{1}{225}.\frac{25}{74}=\frac{1}{666}\Rightarrow AC^2=666\Rightarrow AC=\sqrt{666}=3\sqrt{74}cm\)
Do đó: \(AB=\frac{5}{7}.3\sqrt{74}=\frac{15\sqrt{74}}{7}cm\)
Xét tam giác ABH có: \(AH^2+BH^2=AB^2\Leftrightarrow15^2+BH^2=\left(\frac{15\sqrt{74}}{7}\right)^2\Leftrightarrow BH^2=\frac{16650}{49}-225=\frac{5625}{49}\)
\(\Rightarrow BH=\frac{\sqrt{5625}}{\sqrt{49}}=\frac{75}{7}cm\)
Xét tam giác ACH có: \(AH^2+HC^2=AC^2\Leftrightarrow15^2+HC^2=666\Leftrightarrow HC^2=666-225=441\)
\(\Rightarrow HC=\sqrt{441}=21cm\)
Vậy: \(BH=\frac{75}{7}cm\) và \(HC=21cm\)
b) Chu vi tam giác ABC là: \(AB+AC+BC=\frac{15\sqrt{74}}{7}+3\sqrt{74}+21+\frac{75}{7}\approx76cm\)