Find the area of a triangle for which the side lengths, and are and , respectively.
If this area is of the form , where and are relatively prime and and are distinct prime numbers , evaluate
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This problem is a straight application of Heron's formula, which gives the area of any triangle, given the sides. It follows:
Area = s ( s − a ) ( s − b ) ( s − c ) , s = 2 a + b + c . Here, s = 2 1 5 + 1 1 + 3 7 7 = 6 1 5 5 ⟹ Area = ( 6 1 5 5 ) ( 6 6 5 ) ( 6 8 9 ) ( 6 1 ) = ( 3 6 ⋅ 3 6 5 ⋅ 5 ) ( 3 1 ) ( 1 3 ) ( 8 9 ) ⟹ Area = 3 6 5 ( 8 9 ) ( 3 1 ) ( 1 3 ) ∴ r + s + k + m + n = 5 + 3 6 + 8 9 + 3 1 + 1 3 = 1 7 4 .