The area of an equilateral triangle with a side of 12 cm is:
Answer:
^@ 36\sqrt{ 3} ^@ cm2
- As per Heron's formula, the area of a triangle with sides a, b and c and perimeter 2S = ^@ \sqrt{ S(S-a)(S-b)(S-c) } ^@
- Here, a = b = c = 12 and S =
× a = 18.3 2 - Therefore, Area = ^@\sqrt{ 18 \times (18 - 12) \times (18 - 12) \times (18 - 12) }^@
⇒ Area = ^@\sqrt{ (18 \times 6 \times 6 \times 6) }^@
⇒ Area = ^@ 36\sqrt{ 3} ^@ cm2