10 - HERON’S FORMULA
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Practice Questions
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Calculate the area of a triangle with sides 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm.
💡 Hint: Find the semi-perimeter first.
What is the semi-perimeter of a triangle with sides 5 m, 12 m, and 13 m?
💡 Hint: Add the three sides and divide by two.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does Heron's Formula calculate?
💡 Hint: Recall the purpose of the formula from our discussions.
True or False: Heron's Formula only works for right triangles.
💡 Hint: Think about the types of triangles we have discussed.
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Challenge Problems
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A triangle has sides 15 m, 20 m, and 25 m. Is it right-angled? Calculate area using Heron’s formula and then verify with the Pythagorean theorem.
💡 Hint: First, calculate semi-perimeter, then area.
The sides of a triangle are a = 5x, b = 6x, c = 7x and the perimeter is 540 m. Find the area of the triangle.
💡 Hint: Use the ratio to find individual sides before calculating area.
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