Assignemnt #92 and Heron's Formula

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/// Name: David Shkolnikov
/// Period: 6
/// Program Name: Heron's Formula
/// File Name: HeronsFormula.java
/// Date Finished: 3/21/2016

public class HeronsFormula
{
	public static void main( String[] args )
	{
		double a;
		
		a = triangleArea(3, 3, 3);
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 3,3,3 has an area of " + a );

		a = triangleArea(3, 4, 5);
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 3,4,5 has an area of " + a );
 
		a = triangleArea(7, 8, 9);
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 7,8,9 has an area of " + a );

		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 5,12,13 has an area of " + triangleArea(5, 12, 13) );
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 10,9,11 has an area of " + triangleArea(10, 9, 11) );
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 8,15,17 has an area of " + triangleArea(8, 15, 17) );
        System.out.println("A triangle with sides 9,9,9 has an area of " + triangleArea( 9, 9, 9) );
        //It was easier with the method.
	}
 
	public static double triangleArea( int a, int b, int c )
	{
		// the code in this method computes the area of a triangle whose sides have lengths a, b, and c
		double s, A;

		s = (a+b+c) / 2.0;
		A = Math.sqrt( s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c) );

		return A;
		// ^ after computing the area, "return" it
	}
}
//Both programs run the same thing.
//HeronsFormulaNoMethod has 55 lines of code and HeronsFormula has 36 lines.
//It was eaier to fix the one with a method.

    

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