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A triangle has sides of length 3,4 and 6.

Prove that the area of the triangle is exactly 4554


Use the cosine rule to get the value of cosθ. Don't round it - leave it as an exact value and then use

sin2θ+cos2θ=1

to find the exact value of sinθ.


Now you know sinθ you can use the area formula.