SOLUTION: The area of acute angled triangle ABC is 12cm(squared). Given that the length of two of the sides are 5cm and 6cm. Find the length of the third side.

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Question 496077: The area of acute angled triangle ABC is 12cm(squared). Given that the length of two of the sides are 5cm and 6cm. Find the length of the third side.
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is probably a better way to do this, but I used trial and error.
I used Heron's formula and arrived at the sides of 5, 5, and 6
5+5+6 = 16 s = 8
sqrt%288%283%29%283%29%282%29%29
sqrt%28144%29 = 12
Cleomenius.