Welcome to 9math!
Posted September 18th, 2007 by IsoscelThis site is for those who are interested in mathematics, whether they want to study it for school or as a hobby.
If you have math questions you can ask them on the forum.
On this site you can write nice mathematical expressions and equations by using Latex and the visual Equation Editor:
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You can use the mouse to play with the interactive geometry figures.
You can also draw functions' graphs fast:
If you wish to learn new notions and tricks you can read the documentation (Algebra, Analysis, Arithmetic, Geometry) that we are developing.
Look at the recent posts to keep up with the latest activity.
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Heron formula for area of a triangle
Posted July 11th, 2010 by StructureLet ABC be a triangle, and a=length(BC), b=length(CA) and c=length(AB).Let 
Then area S of the triangle is
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We know that
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so
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Similar
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so we have
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and
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