Use Heron's Area Formula to Find the Area of the Triangle

question 98

Multiple Choice

Use Heron's area formula to find the area of the triangle pictured below, if $a = 10$ inches, $\mathrm { b } = 12$ inches, and $\mathrm { c } = 4$ inches.

• A) \(3 \sqrt { 3 }\)
• B) 20
• C) 60
• D) \(8 \sqrt { 77 }\)
• E) \(3 \sqrt { 39 }\)

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