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Area of a triangle (Heron's formula) - alternative version

Description

In geometry, Heron’s formula (sometimes called Hero’s formula), named after Hero of Alexandria, gives the area of a triangle by requiring no arbitrary choice of side as base or vertex as origin, contrary to other formulas for the area of a triangle, such as half the base times the height or half the norm of a cross product of two sides.

Heron’s formula alternative version is shown here, without the use of the semiperimeter.

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Variables

Aarea of a triangle (m2)
aside length a (m)
bside length b (m)
cside length c (m)