How do you use Heron's formula to determine the area of a triangle with sides of that are 12, 6, and 10 units in length?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-03T10:04:22

Area of triangle is #29.936#.

According to Heron's formula, if the sides of a triangle are #a#, #b# and #c#, then its area is given by

#sqrt(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))#, where #s=1/2(a+b+c)#.

In the given triangle, sides are #12#, #6# and #10# and hence

#s=1/2(12+6+10)=28/2=14#

Hence, area of triangle is

#sqrt(14xx(14-12)xx(14-6)xx(14-10)# or

#sqrt(14xx2xx8xx4)=8xxsqrt14=8xx3.742=29.936#