Geometry Category Archive

Find Triangle Area

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

This program calculates the area of a triangle, given any combination of three sides or angles. Depending on the combo of values, this program uses one of these formulas to calculate the answer: right triangle, equilateral triangle, side-angle-side (SAS), side-side-side (SSS) (Heron’s Formula).

Triangle-Area Program Walkthrough #1:

  1. Triangle Area Screenshot 1

    Input any combination of three side or angle measures. Enter zero for unknown values. In this trial, the three sides are known.

  2. Triangle Area Screenshot 2

    The area of the described triangle is calculated and displayed using one of seven formulas.

Triangle-Area Program Walkthrough #2:

  1. Triangle Area Screenshot 3

    Input any combination of three side or angle measures. Enter zero for unknown values. In this trial, two sides and one angle are known.

  2. Triangle Area Screenshot 4

    The area of the described triangle is calculated and displayed using one of seven formulas.

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Find slope from two points

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

This program calculates the slope of a line, given two points on that line.

Slope Program Walkthrough:

  1. Slope Screenshot 1

    Enter the X and Y values of the given points.

  2. Slope Screenshot 2

    The slope is calculated and displayed; it is stored as M.

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