SOLUTION: Can you help me find the answer to the following question: Find the area of a scalene triangle (no 90 degree in it) with-out using any trigonometry functions? Given: side a, b, c

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Question 590312: Can you help me find the answer to the following question:
Find the area of a scalene triangle (no 90 degree in it) with-out using any trigonometry functions?
Given: side a, b, c.
I'm really stuck on this!!! Thank you.
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You could use Heron's formula.
It is usually given as
area=sqrt%28s%28s-a%29%28s-b%29%28s-c%29%29 where s=%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29%2F2 and a, b, and c are the lengths of the three sides.
(s is called the semiperimeter of the triangle).