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The document explains Heron's Formula for calculating the area of triangles and quadrilaterals using the semi-perimeter. It defines perimeter and semi-perimeter, and provides examples for finding the area of a triangle and a quadrilateral by dividing it into two triangles. The formula is useful when the altitude of the triangle is unknown.

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The document explains Heron's Formula for calculating the area of triangles and quadrilaterals using the semi-perimeter. It defines perimeter and semi-perimeter, and provides examples for finding the area of a triangle and a quadrilateral by dividing it into two triangles. The formula is useful when the altitude of the triangle is unknown.

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Heron's Formula

 Perimeter is the length of the boundary of a closed figure.

 The perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of all its sides.
In case of a triangle ABC, with sides of lengths a, b and c units:

Perimeter of ABC = AB + BC + AC = a + b + c

 The semi-perimeter of a triangle is half the perimeter of the triangle.

The semi-perimeter (s) of a triangle with sides a, b and c is .

 The semi-perimeter of a triangle is used for calculating its area when the length of altitude
is not known.

 Area of triangle using Heron's formula:

When all the three sides of a triangle are given, its area can be calculated using Heron’s
formula, which is given by:
Area of triangle =
Here, s is the semi-perimeter of the triangle and is given by,

Example: Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 9 cm, 28 cm and 35 cm.

Solution: Let a = 9 cm, b = 28 cm and c = 35 cm


Semi-perimeter,
Area of triangle =

 Area of quadrilaterals using Heron's formula:


Area of a quadrilateral can also be calculated using Heron’s formula. In this, the
quadrilateral is divided into two triangles and then the area of each triangle is calculated
using Heron’s formula.

Example: What is the area of the given quadrilateral?

Solution: ΔABD is a right-angled triangle.

Using Pythagoras Theorem, we get

Area (ΔABD) =
For ΔBCD, let a = 6 cm, b = 11 cm and c = 15 cm
Semi-perimeter,
Area (ΔBCD) =

Area of quadrilateral ABCD =

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