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Expert: Sherman D. - 1/3/2008


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why in some problems involving the area of a triangle do mathematicians us the symbol "k" for area instead of "A"

Answer
info found at http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/67316.html

but my guess is because the letter K when written a certain way forms 3 angles, and 3 angles is what a triangle is made of.

by that i mean

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it looks like a K and Forms 3 angles, top, middle and bottom. And if you turn it so that the vertical line becomes horizontal, it looks like 3 angles which add up to be 180, which is what the angles within a triangle add up to be.

In short, no one really knows why K is used for area.

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Sherman D.

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I can answer questions dealing in mathematics of all kinds except for Physics and Calculus, but i can answer questions in Pre-Calculus and Chemistry. I can also answer questions in Recipes of all kinds. I can find games cheats/walkthroughs, but i can`t find a specific game online or offline. I can also do history and recipes for alcoholic beverages.

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High School graduated. I graduated with honors, and i was in Beta Club for a year and a half.

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