Question 566159
Find the area of a triangle with sides measuring 4m, 5m, and 8m?
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Use Heron's Law
s = 1/2 the perimeter = (4 + 5 + 8)/2
s = 8.5
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{{{Area = sqrt(s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c))}}}
= {{{sqrt(8.5*4.5*3.5*0.5) = sqrt(66.9375)}}}
Area =~ 8.18 sq meters