Write the formula for the area of the triangle having its vertices
Write the formula for the area of the triangle having its vertices at (x1, y1), (x2, y2) and (x3, y3).
The formula for the area 'A' encompassed by three points $\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right),\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right)$ and $\left(x_{3}, y_{3}\right)$ is given by the formula,
$\mathrm{A}=\frac{1}{2}\left|\begin{array}{ll}x_{1}-x_{2} & y_{1}-y_{2} \\ x_{2}-x_{3} & y_{2}-y_{3}\end{array}\right|$
$\mathrm{A}=\frac{1}{2}\left|\left(x_{1}-x_{2}\right)\left(y_{2}-y_{3}\right)-\left(x_{2}-x_{3}\right)\left(y_{1}-y_{2}\right)\right|$
The area 'A' encompassed by three points $\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right),\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right)$ and $\left(x_{3}, y_{3}\right)$ is also given by the formula,
$\mathrm{A}=\frac{1}{2}\left|x_{1}\left(y_{2}-y_{3}\right)+x_{2}\left(y_{3}-y_{1}\right)+x_{3}\left(y_{1}-y_{2}\right)\right|$