SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a non-right triangle are 17 inches, 9 inches, and 12 inches. Find the area of the triangle. Round to the nearest tenth.

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Question 106303: The lengths of the sides of a non-right triangle are 17 inches, 9 inches, and 12 inches. Find the area of the triangle. Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer by scott8148(5891) About Me  (Show Source):
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this is an application of Heron's Formula

area=(sqrt(2(a^2*b^2+b^2*c^2+c^2*a^2)-(a^4+b^4+c^4)))/4