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Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 12 cm, 9.6 cm and 7.2 cm.

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Consider a = 12 cm, b = 9.6 cm and c = 7.2 cm

We know that,

Semi perimeter (s) = (a+b+c)2\dfrac{(a + b + c)}{2}

Substituting the values we get,

s = (12+9.6+7.2)2=28.82\dfrac{(12 + 9.6 + 7.2)}{2} = \dfrac{28.8}{2} = 14.4 cm.

Area of triangle = s(sa)(sb)(sc)\sqrt{s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)}

Substituting values we get,

A=14.4(14.412)(14.49.6)(14.47.2)=14.4×2.4×4.8×7.2=1194.39=34.56 cm2.A = \sqrt{14.4(14.4 - 12)(14.4 - 9.6)(14.4 - 7.2)} \\[1em] = \sqrt{14.4 \times 2.4 \times 4.8 \times 7.2} \\[1em] = \sqrt{1194.39} \\[1em] = 34.56 \space \text{cm}^2.

Hence, area of triangle = 34.56 cm2.

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