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Find the area of the triangle

Find the area of the triangle-example-1

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Answer:

Explanation:

You know two sides and the angle between them. Use the Law of Cosines to find the third side.

q = √(p²+r²-2pr·cosQ) ≅ 8.533 units

Use Heron's formula to find area

semi-perimeter s = (p+q+r)/2 ≅ 10.317 units

area = √(s(s-p)(s-q)(s-r)) ≅ 16.3 units²

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