The formula for the area of a triangle is given by:
\[ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} \]
Where:
- The base is the length of one side of the triangle (commonly the bottom side).
- The height is the perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite vertex.
Additionally, if you know the lengths of all three sides of the triangle (let's call them \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\)), you can use Heron's formula:
- Calculate the semi-perimeter \(s\):
\[ s = \frac{a + b + c}{2} \]
- Then, the area \(A\) can be found using:
\[ A = \sqrt{s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)} \]
These formulas allow you to compute the area of a triangle based on different types of information.
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