Equilateral triangle terms of side length "a" can be derived directly using the Pythagorean theorem or using trigonometry. The area of a triangle is half of one side "a" times the height "h" from that side: The legs of either right triangle formed by an altitude of the equilateral triangle are half of the base "a", and the hypotenuse is the side "a" of the equilateral triangle. The height of an equilateral triangle can be found using the Pythagorean theorem so that Substituting "h" into the area formula (1/2)"ah" gives the area formula for the equilateral triangle: Using trigonometry, the area of
Integer triangle "c" , "a" + "b" ≤ "c" and "a" ≤ "b" ≤ "c". This is also the number of integer sided obtuse or right (non-acute) triangles with largest side "c". The sequence starting at "c" = 1, is: Consequently, the difference between the two above sequences gives the number of acute integer sided triangles (up to congruence) with given largest side "c". The sequence starting at "c" = 1, is: By Heron's formula, if "T" is the area of a triangle whose sides have lengths "a", "b", and "c" then Since all the terms under the radical on the right