Thread: Triangular Plot

A triangular plot of land has sides that measure 5 meters, 7 meters,and 10 meters. What is the area of this plot of land, to the

nearest tenth of a square meter?

Originally Posted by magentarita

A triangular plot of land has sides that measure 5 meters, 7 meters,and 10 meters. What is the area of this plot of land, to the

nearest tenth of a square meter?

Many ways of doing it. Here're two:

1. Heron's Formula: Heron's formula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2. Use the cosine rule to get an angle. Then use the area formula Area .

Originally Posted by mr fantastic

Many ways of doing it. Here're two:

1. Heron's Formula: Heron's formula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2. Use the cosine rule to get an angle. Then use the area formula Area .

Thanks again.