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Area of triangles

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by goyalsau » Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:40 am
Area of Triangle.

Area=SQRT(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)),

[/b]where s=(a+b+c)/2 or perimeter/2.

I want to know is this formula can applied to all the triangles or it is applied only in circle........
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by ssidda01 » Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:02 pm
goyalsau wrote:Area of Triangle.

Area=SQRT(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)),

[/b]where s=(a+b+c)/2 or perimeter/2.

I want to know is this formula can applied to all the triangles or it is applied only in circle........
This formula can be applied to all the triangles whose sides are known. This is called Heron's formula.
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by goyalsau » Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:04 pm
ssidda01 wrote:
goyalsau wrote:Area of Triangle.

Area=SQRT(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)),

[/b]where s=(a+b+c)/2 or perimeter/2.

I want to know is this formula can applied to all the triangles or it is applied only in circle........
This formula can be applied to all the triangles whose sides are known. This is called Heron's formula.
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