Exact Formula For Heronian Triangles
All Heronian triangles can be generated as multiples of:
for integers m, n and k where:
- .
For example, taking m = 36, n = 4 and k = 3 produces a triangle with a = 5220, b = 900 and c = 5400, which is similar to the 5, 29, 30 Heronian triangle.
See also Heronian triangles with one angle equal to twice another.
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