Question

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. Use Heron's formula to find the area, in square yards, of ΔABC.
a = 12, b = 11, c = 7

Answer 1

Answer:

12 sqrt (10)

Step-by-step explanation:

S = (12 + 11 + 7) / 2 = 15

A = sqrt (s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))

= sqrt (15(15-12)(15-11)(15-7))

= sqrt (15*3*4*8)

= sqrt (1440)

= 12 sqrt (10)