Heron's formula
formula for calculating the area of a triangle
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Heron's formula
Summary
Heron's formula is a formula[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of formula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Heron's formula's image is recorded as Triangle with notations 2.svg[3].
- Heron's formula's instance of is recorded as formula[4].
- Heron's formula's instance of is recorded as theorem[5].
- Hero of Alexandria is named after Heron's formula[6].
- Heron's formula's Commons category is recorded as Heron's formula[7].
- Heron's formula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bkmp[8].
- Heron's formula's described at URL is recorded as https://personal.math.ubc.ca/~cass/courses/m309-01a/goon/proof.html[9].
- Heron's formula's statement describes is recorded as triangle[10].
- Heron's formula's defining formula is recorded as A=\frac{1}{4}\sqrt{(a+b+c)(-a+b+c)(a-b+c)(a+b-c)}[11].
- Heron's formula's defining formula is recorded as A=\sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}; s=\frac{a+b+c}{2}[12].
- Heron's formula's studied by is recorded as Euclidean geometry[13].
- Heron's formula's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01212818n[14].
- Heron's formula's MathWorld ID is recorded as HeronsFormula[15].
- Heron's formula's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2355815[16].
- Heron's formula's Quora topic ID is recorded as Herons-Formula[17].
- Heron's formula's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Herons_formel[18].
- Heron's formula's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].
- Heron's formula's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 15901829[20].
- Heron's formula's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as herons-formula[21].
- Heron's formula's in defining formula is recorded as A[22].
- Heron's formula's in defining formula is recorded as a[23].
- Heron's formula's in defining formula is recorded as b[24].
- Heron's formula's in defining formula is recorded as c[25].
- Heron's formula's Lex ID is recorded as Herons_formel[26].
- Heron's formula's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as formula-gerona-b0666c[27].
Why It Matters
Heron's formula ranks in the top 2% of formula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]