Write True or False and justify your answer.
If $a, b, c$ are the lengths of three sides of a triangle, then area of a triangle $= \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}$, where $s = \text{perimeter of triangle}$.

  • A
    True
  • B
    False
  • C
    Cannot be determined
  • D
    None of these

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