Area of any scalene triangle is given by the formula:

\frac{1}{2} \times b a s e \times h e i g h t

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\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times (s i d e)^{2}

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\frac{1}{4} \times b a s e \times \sqrt{4 (s i d e)^{2} - (b a s e)^{2}}

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None of the above

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The correct option is A $\frac{1}{2} \times b a s e \times h e i g h t$
Area of a triangle = $\frac{1}{2} \times b a s e \times h e i g h t$

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