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Geometry Level 1

What is the area of a triangle with sides of length 13, 14, and 15?


The answer is 84.

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1 solution

Sathvik Acharya
Jun 3, 2017

This is a direct application of the Herons formula. If a , b , c a,b,c are the sides of a triangle, then the area of the triangle is s ( s a ) ( s b ) ( s c ) \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)} where s = a + b + c 2 s=\frac{a+b+c}{2} is the semiperimeter.

Since a = 13 , b = 14 , c = 15 a=13, b=14, c=15 , we have s = 13 + 14 + 15 2 = 21 s=\frac{13+14+15}{2}=21 .

Substituting the respective values for a , b , c a,b,c and s , s,

[ A B C ] = s ( s a ) ( s b ) ( s c ) = 21 ( 21 13 ) ( 21 14 ) ( 21 15 ) = 21 8 7 6 = 7056 = 84. [ABC]=\sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}=\sqrt{21(21-13)(21-14)(21-15)}=\sqrt{21\cdot 8\cdot 7\cdot 6}=\sqrt{7056}=84.

Therefore the area of the triangle with side lengths 13, 14,15 is 84 \boxed{84}

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Hetal Shastri - 5 months, 3 weeks ago

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