Area of Triangle
Theorem
This page gathers a variety of formulas for the area of a triangle.
In Terms of Side and Altitude
The area of a triangle $\triangle ABC$ is given by:
- $\dfrac {c \cdot h_c} 2 = \dfrac {b \cdot h_b} 2 = \dfrac {a \cdot h_a} 2$
where:
In Terms of Two Sides and Angle
The area of a triangle $ABC$ is given by:
- $\dfrac 1 2 a b \sin C$
where:
In Terms of Inradius
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle whose sides are $a$, $b$ and $c$ opposite vertices $A$, $B$ and $C$ respectively.
Then the area $\AA$ of $\triangle ABC$ is given by:
- $\AA = r s$
where:
- $r$ is the inradius of $\triangle ABC$
- $s = \dfrac {a + b + c} 2$ is the semiperimeter of $\triangle ABC$.
In Terms of Circumradius
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle whose sides are $a$, $b$ and $c$ opposite vertices $A$, $B$ and $C$ respectively.
Then the area $\AA$ of $\triangle ABC$ is given by:
- $\AA = \dfrac {a b c} {4 R}$
where $R$ is the circumradius of $\triangle ABC$.
In Terms of Exradius
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle whose sides are $a$, $b$ and $c$ opposite vertices $A$, $B$ and $C$ respectively.
Let $\rho_a$ be the exradius of $\triangle ABC$ with respect to the excircle which is tangent to $a$.
Let $s$ be the semiperimeter of $\triangle ABC$.
Then the area $\AA$ of $\triangle ABC$ is given by:
- $\AA = \rho_a \paren {s - a}$
In Terms of Inradius and Exradii
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle whose sides are $a$, $b$ and $c$ opposite vertices $A$, $B$ and $C$ respectively.
Then the area $\AA$ of $\triangle ABC$ is given by:
- $\AA = \sqrt {r \rho_a \rho_b \rho_c}$
where:
- $r$ is the inradius
- $\rho_a$, $\rho_b$ and $\rho_c$ are the exradii of $\triangle ABC$ with respect to $a$, $b$ and $c$ respectively.
Heron's Formula
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a triangle with sides $a$, $b$ and $c$ opposite vertices $A$, $B$ and $C$ respectively.
Then the area $\AA$ of $\triangle ABC$ is given by:
- $\AA = \sqrt {s \paren {s - a} \paren {s - b} \paren {s - c} }$
where $s = \dfrac {a + b + c} 2$ is the semiperimeter of $\triangle ABC$.