document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1084977>Question 1084977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi! Can you please help me to answer this question?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other day I was helping a calculus student with a homework assignment. One of the questions she was working on gave the coordinates of three vertices of a triangle. The coordinates were (0, 0), (4, 3) and (2, 8). From this information, the student was supposed to be able to find the area of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this problem using two different area formulas. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #698991 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=698991\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can use the points themselves,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use the distance formula to find the lengths of the sides of the triangle (a,b,c) and then use Heron's formula,<BR>\n" );
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