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GRE Quantitative Reasoning Section

Calculating the Area of Triangle with Heron's Formula

Very Hard Geometry Triangles

Consider triangle ABC, where the lengths of sides AB, AC, and BC are given as follows:

  • AB = 13
  • AC = 14
  • BC = 15

Determine the area of triangle ABC using Heron's formula, which states that the area $A$ of a triangle with sides of lengths $a$, $b$, and $c$ is given by:

$A = ext{sqrt}(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))$,

where $s$ is the semi-perimeter, calculated as $s = \frac{a + b + c}{2}$. For this triangle, what is the area?

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