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11.8: Hero’s and Brahmagupta’s Formula. Hero’s Formula. A formula to find the area of any triangle if you know ALL three sides. a. b. a , b , c are sides of the triangle s = semi-perimeter (half the perimeter). c. Brahmagupta’s formula.
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Hero’s Formula • A formula to find the area of any triangle if you know ALL three sides. a b a,b,c are sides of the triangle s = semi-perimeter (half the perimeter) c
Brahmagupta’s formula • A formula to find the area of any inscribed quadrilateral if you know ALL of the sides a b a,b,c,d are sides of the quadrilateral s = semi-perimeter (half the perimeter) d c
Example 1 • Find the area. Express your answer as a simplified radical where appropriate. 12 12 10
Example 2 • Find the area. Express your answer as a simplified radical where appropriate. 25 7 24
Example 3 • Find the area. Express your answer as a simplified radical where appropriate. 31 7 5 35
Example 4 • Find the area. Express your answer as a simplified radical where appropriate. 6
Example 5 • Find the area. Express your answer as a simplified radical where appropriate. 7 5 9
Example 6 • Find the area. Express your answer as a simplified radical where appropriate. 9 2 11
Example 7 • Find the area. Express your answer as a simplified radical where appropriate. 4 3 10
Homework p. 551 1, 3, 5-7, 9