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Algebra.Com's Answer #367772 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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Many different ways. The most common one is\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (Heron's formula)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " where AB and AC are the vectors from A to B and A to C respectively\r
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