10.2 - Summary
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Practice Questions
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Find the area of a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm, and 7 cm.
💡 Hint: Use Heron's formula and first calculate the semi-perimeter.
Calculate the area of a triangle with sides 8 cm, 15 cm, and 17 cm.
💡 Hint: Determine the semi-perimeter before applying the main formula.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does Heron's formula calculate?
💡 Hint: Recall the application of the formula.
True or False: Heron's formula requires knowledge of the triangle's height to find its area.
💡 Hint: Think about how Heron's formula works.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
💡 Hint: Use the ratio to find the actual side lengths.
Calculate the area of a triangle with vertices at coordinates (0,0), (4,0), and (0,3) using Heron's formula.
💡 Hint: First determine the lengths between coordinates.
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