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Standard X
Mathematics
Area of a Triangle Given Its Vertices
If the vertic...
Question
If the vertices of a triangle are
(
1
,
−
1
)
,
(
−
4
,
6
)
,
(
−
3
,
−
5
)
then the area of triangle is :
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Solution
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A
(
1
,
−
1
)
,
B
(
−
4
,
6
)
a
n
d
c
(
−
3
,
−
5
)
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,
A
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n
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A
B
C
=
1
2
[
x
1
(
y
2
−
y
3
)
+
x
2
(
y
3
−
y
1
)
+
x
3
(
y
1
−
y
2
)
]
=
1
2
[
1
(
6
+
5
)
−
4
(
−
5
+
1
)
−
3
(
−
1
−
6
)
]
=
1
2
[
11
+
16
+
21
]
=
1
2
[
58
]
=
58
2
=
29
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