Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - The Area of a Triangle - 7.4 Problem Set - Page 396: 28

Answer

$9.7\, ft^2$

Work Step by Step

$s = \dfrac{1}{2}(a+b+c) = dfrac{1}{2}(8.32+6.23+3.45) = 9 \, ft$ $S = \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)} = \sqrt{9 (9-8.32)(9-6.23)(9-3.45)}$ $S = 9.7\, ft^2$
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