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Heron's Formula

Heron's Formula Resources

Heron's formula gives the area A of a triangle whose side lengths are a, b, and c.

Heron's Formula

s is the semiperimeter of the triangle:

Heron's formula - Wikipedia [View Resource]
Heron's Formula - MathWorld [View Resource]
Hero of Alexandria [View Resource]

K-12 Lesson Plans, Activities and Science Fair Projects
Perimeter & Area of Triangles [View Resource]
Heron's Formula and Brahmagupta's Generalization [View Resource]
Heron's Formula: a selection of answers from the Dr. Math archives [View Resource]
Heron's formula viewed rationally (video) [View Resource]
A Geometric Proof of Heron's Formula [View Resource]
A Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem From Heron's Formula [View Resource]
Problem Solving with Heron's Formula [View Resource]
Heron's Formula for Area of a Triangle - Geometry Calculator [View Resource]
Triangular Discoveries: A Look into Heron's Formula and Beyond [View Resource]
Heron's Formula Practice Problems [View Resource]
Explore some aspects of triangles in an interactive fashion. [View Resource]
Heron’s Formula Lesson [View Resource]
Using Heron's Formula to determine the area of a triangle while only knowing the lengths (video) [View Resource]
Problem solving with heron's formula [View Resource]
Geometrical Proof of Heron’s Formula [View Resource]

See Also
Brahmagupta's Formula [View Resource]