Herons formula for finding the area A of a triangle with sides a, b, and c is

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Heron’s formula for finding the area A of a triangle with sides a, b, and c is


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where s is the semiperimeter, andimage


Consider the triangle, and work Exercises in order.image


Double the result from Exercise 160 to determine the area of the entire triangle.



Data from in Exercise 160


Find the area of each congruent right triangle forming the entire triangle, using the common area formulaimage

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Intermediate Algebra

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Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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