Geometry and Measurement

Triangle Area Calculator

Find the area from base and perpendicular height, or use all three sides when no altitude is known.

Triangle area—

How to use the triangle area calculator

  1. Choose Base and perpendicular height if you know an altitude. The height must meet the base line at 90 degrees, even for an obtuse triangle.
  2. Or choose Three side lengths and enter a, b, and c. The calculator checks the triangle inequality before applying Heron’s formula.
  3. Set a common input length unit and choose an area output unit. Changing the input unit converts all stored lengths; switching methods retains the values in each method.

Triangle area formulas, Heron’s method, and examples

With a base b and perpendicular height h, area A = bh/2. A base of 10 m and perpendicular height of 4 m give A = 20 m². The height is not generally a sloping side; it is the shortest straight distance from the opposite vertex to the base line.

If only sides a, b, and c are known, calculate semiperimeter s = (a + b + c)/2 and then use Heron’s formula A = √[s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)]. For sides 3 m, 4 m, and 5 m, s = 6 m and A = √[6 × 3 × 2 × 1] = 6 m². No right-angle assumption is needed.

Three positive lengths form a nondegenerate triangle only when the sum of the two shorter sides exceeds the longest. Lengths 1, 2, and 3 fail because 1 + 2 = 3: they lie in a straight line, with zero area. The calculator removes the previous answer when the dimensions are invalid.

Input lengths are converted to meters, then squared for area. That is why converting a length by 100 from meters to centimeters converts the numerical area by 10,000. For example, 6 m² = 60,000 cm². Square feet and square inches are based on exact foot and inch definitions. Results assume straight edges and planar geometry; field measurements can add uncertainty.

Inputs, units, and results

ItemMeaningCheck
Input methodBase-height or three sidesValues remain in their own method when switching.
HeightPerpendicular distance to the base lineA sloping edge is not a substitute.
Side lengthsThe three edges used by Heron’s formulaThe two shorter lengths must exceed the longest when added.
Area unitSquared unit for the final answerOutput unit can differ from input length unit.

Practical uses and limitations

Land sketches

Estimate a triangular section from a base and surveyed perpendicular offset.

Fabric panels

Estimate face area for a straight-edged triangular piece before seam allowance.

Three-edge measurements

Find area when altitude is inconvenient but all sides are available.

Limits

The tool does not subtract holes or account for curved boundaries, terrain slope, or material waste.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use a sloping side as the height?

Only if that side is perpendicular to the chosen base. Otherwise measure the altitude or use three side lengths.

What is a semiperimeter?

It is half the perimeter: (a + b + c)/2. Heron’s formula uses it to compute area from three sides.

Why is my three-side triangle rejected?

At least one length is nonpositive, or the two shorter sides do not add to more than the longest side.

Why does converting meters to centimeters multiply area by 10,000?

Area is measured in square units, so the length conversion factor of 100 is squared.

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