Calculate the area of this triangle. 17 times 8 times 15. What is the answer and what do you do after it?
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Sajeel Qureshi
Skilled tutor and undergraduate at University of Liverpool
I’m assuming the numbers you have given are the lengths of the sides. Then you use Heron’s formula. First u work out a given by equation s=(a+b+c)/2 then the area is given by the equation area=square root of (s(s-a)(a-b)(a-c)). So for your question s=(17+8+15)/2=40 and area=square root of (40x(40-17)x(40-8)x(40-15))= sqrt(40x23x32x25)=857.9 to 1dp
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Mohamed Sharif-Eidarus
Talented teacher and immense passion for Mathematics.
It depends on the triangle, and there is a whole topic that you need to know that I could teach on just triangles.
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