Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - Quiz - Page 772: 5

Answer

$189\ km^2$

Work Step by Step

Use the Heron's formula, we have $s=\frac{1}{2}(a+b+c)=\frac{1}{2}(19.5+21.0+22.5)=31.5$ and $A=\sqrt {s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}=\sqrt {(31.5)(31.5-19.5)(31.5-21.0)(31.5-22.5)}\approx189\ km^2$
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