What is the area of a triangle with sides of length 13, 14, and 15?
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This is a direct application of the Herons formula. If a , b , c are the sides of a triangle, then the area of the triangle is s ( s − a ) ( s − b ) ( s − c ) where s = 2 a + b + c is the semiperimeter.
Since a = 1 3 , b = 1 4 , c = 1 5 , we have s = 2 1 3 + 1 4 + 1 5 = 2 1 .
Substituting the respective values for a , b , c and s ,
[ A B C ] = s ( s − a ) ( s − b ) ( s − c ) = 2 1 ( 2 1 − 1 3 ) ( 2 1 − 1 4 ) ( 2 1 − 1 5 ) = 2 1 ⋅ 8 ⋅ 7 ⋅ 6 = 7 0 5 6 = 8 4 .
Therefore the area of the triangle with side lengths 13, 14,15 is 8 4