SOLUTION: What is the number of square units in the area of a triangle whose sides are 5, 6, and 13 squared. Express your answer in simplest form.

Question 984638: What is the number of square units in the area of a triangle whose sides are 5, 6, and 13 squared. Express your answer in simplest form.
Found 2 solutions by Timnewman, Alan3354:
Answer by Timnewman(323) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi,
Use hero's formula as follows

Where
Now,s=(5+6+13)/2
=24/2
=12
Substitute the above in the formula

Evaluating the above,
A=6.5i
Note the answer is a complex number.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the number of square units in the area of a triangle whose sides are 5, 6, and 13 squared. Express your answer in simplest form.
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Not clear.
5, 6 and 13^2 can't be a triangle.
Neither can 5, 6 & 13.
Nor 5^2, 6^2 & 13^2

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