Using the Hero’s formula find the area of a triangle whose sides are 8 cm, 6cm, and 10 cm

      

Using the Hero’s formula find the area of a triangle whose sides are 8 cm, 6cm, and 10 cm

  

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joseph
Find the semi-perimeter, s =1/2 (8 + 6 +10)
S= 12
The Hero’s formula A =v[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)] where s is the semi-perimeter,a,b,c are the sides of the triangle
A =v[12(12-8)(12-6)(12-10)]
A= 24 cm^2

joseph rimiru answered the question on September 29, 2017 at 16:25


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