Practice Summary (10.2) - Heron'S Formula

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Question 1.
Find the area of a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm, and 7 cm.
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Use Heron's formula and first calculate the semi-perimeter.
Question 2.
Calculate the area of a triangle with sides 8 cm, 15 cm, and 17 cm.
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Determine the semi-perimeter before applying the main formula.
3Question 3.
What does Heron's formula calculate?
- Area of a triangle
- Perimeter of a triangle
- Volume of a tetrahedron
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Recall the application of the formula.
4Question 4.
True or False: Heron's formula requires knowledge of the triangle's height to find its area.
- True
- False
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Think about how Heron's formula works.
Question 5.
A triangle has its sides in the ratio of 5:12:13 and a perimeter of 300 cm. Find the area using Heron's formula.
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Use the ratio to find the actual side lengths.
Question 6.
Calculate the area of a triangle with vertices at coordinates (0,0), (4,0), and (0,3) using Heron's formula.
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First determine the lengths between coordinates.

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