SOLUTION: Using heron's formulae find the area of equilateral triangle of side a units

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Question 1036986: Using heron's formulae find the area of equilateral triangle of side a units
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Using heron's formulae find the area of equilateral triangle of side a units
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s = (a + a + a)/2 = 3a/2
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Area+=+sqrt%28s%2A%28s-a%29%2A%28s-a%29%2A%28s-a%29%29
Area+=+sqrt%28%283a%2F2%29%2A%28a%2F2%29%5E3%29
Area+=+sqrt%283a%5E4%2F16%29
Area+=+a%5E2%2Asqrt%283%29%2F4