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  1. September 12th 2010, 07:15 AM #1
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    Area of a triangle

    Calculate the area of the following triangle:

    A(0,3)
    B(0,0)
    C(-3,-3)
    I am only trying to find out if the result I got is correct so I know I used the correct formula.

    A = 4,5 cubic units
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trikotnik View Post
    I am only trying to find out if the result I got is correct so I know I used the correct formula.

    A = 4,5 cubic units
    4.5 square units
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    Yeah, thanks. Luckily, my test is in Slovenian.
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