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What is the area of a triangle with the lengths of ??
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A trivial application of Heron's formula . Let s = 2 a + b + c be the semiperimeter of the triangle. The area is then given by A = 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
Making further simplifications, A = 7 2 ⋅ 3 2 ⋅ 2 4 = 7 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 4 = 8 4