Hero's formula

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hēr′ōz)


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He′ro's for′mula  (hēr′ōz),USA pronunciation [Geom.]
  1. the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to √s (s−a) (s−b) (s−c), where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • named after Hero of Alexandria

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