C++ program that reads three sides of triangle find area of triangle

In this post we will discuss the C++ program of how to read three sides of a triangle and find its area.

In order to find the area of a triangle with 3 sides, we use the Heron’s formula which implies if a, b, and c are the three sides of a triangle, then its area is,

Area = √[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)]

where, s is the semi-perimeter of the triangle, i.e. s = (a + b + c)/2

C++ Program that reads three sides of triangle find area of triangle

// Program Calculate Area of triangle when three sides are given
using namespace std;

#include<iostream>
#include<math.h>

int main()
{
    float a,b,c,s,area;
    
    cout<<"Enter the three sides of triangle: "<<endl;
    cin>>a>>b>>c;
    
    s = (a+b+c)/2;
    area = sqrt(s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c));
    
    cout<<"triangle sides are:"<<endl;
    cout<<"a= "<<a<<endl<<"b= "<<b<<endl<<"c= "<<c<<endl;
    cout<<"area of triangle is: "<<area<<endl;
    return 0;
}

Output :-