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March 24 Areas of Triangles
March 24 Areas of Triangles
1. General Formula
A = b x h where b = base and h = height
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2. Trigonometric Formula
Ar = ac sinB or Ar = ab sinC or Ar = bc sinA
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c b
B a C
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3. Hero's Formula
A = √p(pa)(pb)(pc) a b
where p is the semiperimeter or c
p = (a + b + c)
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(you don't know any angle
measurements, but you do
know all the side
measurements)
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Homework: Math 3000 p 246249 (all questions)
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Distance between two points A(x1,y1)
and B(x2, y2) is given by the formula:
distance = √ (x1 x2)2 + (y1y2)2
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Calculate the distance between points P
(10, 15) and R(11, 40).
Solution:
distance =
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