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Algebra.Com's Answer #562054 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1) To find the perimeter, you need to find the lengths of the 3 sides. To find the length of any side, you find the distance between the two points. Use the distance formula for that.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) To find the area of any triangle with 3 sides given, you use Heron's Formula
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