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Area of a Triangle - by Heron's Formula

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Define Herons formula.

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Heron's formula is used to find the area of the triangle when the height is unknown.
It can be applied to any type of triangles, especially scalene triangles.
Heron's Formula
$S = \frac{A + B + C}{2}$

Area $= \sqrt{S (S - A) (S - B) (S - C)}$

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