Area of a Triangle
Examples
1. Find the area of the triangle ABC where a = 2, c = 1, B = 10°.
Round your answer to four decimal places.
SOLUTION
2. The Bermuda Triangle is roughly defined by Hamilton, San Juan and
Fort Lauderdale. The distance from Hamilton to Fort Lauderdale, Fort
Lauderdale to San Juan, and San Juan to Hamilton are approximately 1028,
1046 and 965 miles respectively. Ignoring the curvature of Earth,
approximate the area of the Bermuda Triangle.
SOLUTION
3. The dimensions of home plate at any major league baseball stadium
are shown (in inches). Find the area of home plate.
SOLUTION
