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How do you calculate the area of a triangle?

If instead the lengths of the three sides are given (but no heights are given), there is a much more complex formula for the area of the triangle, called Heron's formula. Let a, b, and c represent the lengths of the sides, and let S = (a+b+c)/2, that is, S represents half the perimeter.

How do you know if a triangle is a half of a rectangle?

Visualise a right triangle as a half of a rectangle. The hypotenuse is the diagonal of the rectangle. The hypotenuse is the longest side of a triangle. The legs of the triangles are the 2 adjacent sides of the rectangle. Adjacent sides are sides that share a common point. In other words, adjacent sides are side-by-side.

How do you find the perimeter of a triangle?

The perimeter is the sum of the lengths of the sides of the triangle. The area of a triangle is one-half the base times the height. The measures of two angles of a triangle are 55 and 82 degrees. Find the measure of the third angle. Step 1. Read the problem. Draw the figure and label it with the given information. Step 2.

How do you find the length of an isosceles triangle?

A road sign in the shape of an isosceles triangle has a base of 36 inches. If the perimeter is 91 inches, find the length of each of the other sides. A scarf in the shape of an isosceles triangle has a base of 0.75 meters. If the perimeter is 2 meters, find the length of each of the other sides.