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Heron's Formula Calculator
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Heron's Formula Calculator is used to find the area of a triangle of its three sides.

Heron formula will help us to find the area of the triangle. To apply Heron formula, get the area of the triangle, we need the length of all the three sides of the triangle.

## Step by Step Calculation

Step 1 :

Heron's Formula:

Area (A) = $\sqrt{s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c)}$

Where s = $\frac{1}{2}$ * (a + b + c)

s = semi perimeter

A = Area of triangle

Step 2 :

Put the values in the formula and calculate it further.

## Example Problems

1. ### Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 12 cm, 14 cm and 16 cm.

Step 1 :

Given: a = 12 cm

b = 14 cm

c = 16 cm

Heron's Formula:

Area (A) = $\sqrt{s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c)}$

Where s = $\frac{1}{2}$ * (a + b + c)

Step 2 :

Put the values in the formula and calculate it further.

s = $\frac{12+14+16}{2}$

s = 21

A = $\sqrt{21*(21-12)*(21-14)*(21-16)}$

A = 81.33 cm2

Semi Perimeter = 21 cm

Area Value = 81.33 cm2

2. ### Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 5 m, 7 m and 11 m.

Step 1 :

Given: a = 5 m

b = 7 m

c = 11 m

Heron's Formula:

Area (A) = $\sqrt{s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c)}$

Where s = $\frac{1}{2}$ * (a + b + c)

Step 2 :

Put the values in the formula and calculate it further.

s = $\frac{5+7+11}{2}$

s = 11.5

A = $\sqrt{11.5*(11.5-5)*(11.5-7)*(11.5-11)}$

A = 12.97 m2