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The sides of a triangle are 11 cm, 15 cm and 16 cm. The altitude to the largest side is

Let a, b and c are the sides of triangle and s is the semi-perimeter, then its area is given by:


A = where [Heron’s Formula]



= = 21


A =


A = = cm2


Area of triangle =


=


Altitude = cm

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