Triangle Area Calculator

Enter the known parameters such as: Base and height, Three sides, Two sides and the included angle or One side and two adjacent angles, find the area of a triangle easily.

Calculate Triangle Area

How to Calculate the Area of a Triangle

1. Using Base and Height

If the base is \( b \) and the height is \( h \), the area \( A \) is: \( A = \frac{1}{2} \times b \times h \)

2. Using Three Sides (Heron's Formula)

Given the three sides \( a \), \( b \), and \( c \), first calculate the semi-perimeter \( s \): \( s = \frac{a + b + c}{2} \) The area \( A \) is: \( A = \sqrt{s \times (s - a) \times (s - b) \times (s - c)} \)

3. Using Two Sides and the Included Angle

Given two sides \( a \) and \( b \), and the included angle \( C \), the area \( A \) is: \( A = \frac{1}{2} \times a \times b \times \sin(C) \)

4. Using One Side and Two Adjacent Angles

If the known side is \( a \), and its opposite angle is \( A \), with adjacent angles \( B \) and \( C \), calculate the third angle as: \( A = 180^\circ - B - C \quad \text{(or } \pi - B - C \text{ for radians)} \) Using the law of sines, the area \( A \) is: \( A = \frac{a^2 \times \sin(B) \times \sin(C)}{2 \times \sin(A)} \)

Examples

Example 1: A triangle has a base of \(10\) and a height of \(5\). Find the area.

Solution:

\( A = \frac{1}{2} \times 10 \times 5 = 25 \)

Result: The area is 25.

Example 2: A triangle has sides \(a = 7\), \(b = 8\), and \(c = 9\). Find the area.

Solution:

Calculate the semi-perimeter \(s\):

\( s = \frac{7 + 8 + 9}{2} = 12 \)

Calculate the area \(A\):

\( A = \sqrt{12 \times (12 - 7) \times (12 - 8) \times (12 - 9)} = \sqrt{12 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3} = \sqrt{720} \approx 26.83 \)

Result: The area is approximately 26.83.

Example 3: A triangle has sides \(a = 6\), \(b = 8\), and an included angle \(C = 45^\circ\). Find the area.

Solution:

\( A = \frac{1}{2} \times 6 \times 8 \times \sin(45^\circ) \approx \frac{1}{2} \times 6 \times 8 \times 0.7071 = 16.97 \)

Result: The area is approximately 16.97.

Example 4: A triangle has a side \(a = 10\), and adjacent angles \(B = 45^\circ\) and \(C = 60^\circ\). Find the area.

Solution:

Calculate the third angle \(A\):

\( A = 180^\circ - 45^\circ - 60^\circ = 75^\circ \)

Calculate the area:

\( A = \frac{10^2 \times \sin(45^\circ) \times \sin(60^\circ)}{2 \times \sin(75^\circ)} \approx \frac{100 \times 0.7071 \times 0.8660}{2 \times 0.9659} \approx 31.69 \)

Result: The area is approximately 31.69.