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Find the area of a triangle with sides 5, 6 and 7.

  1. 14.7
  2. 10.39
  3. 175.75
  4. 216

Answer

A. 14.7

Solution

s=9. Area =sqrt(9(4)(3)(2))=sqrt(216)=6 6=14.70.

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