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Area of a triangle from three sides

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A triangle has three known boundary sides, labelled \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\)

Side \(a\) is 55 mm, side \(b\) is 51 mm, and side \(c\) is 26 mm. These are all three boundary sides. No perpendicular height is given

(a)1 mark

Find the perimeter exactly

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(b)1 mark

Find the semi-perimeter \(s\) exactly

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(c)1 mark

Use Heron's formula to find the exact area

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