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H2. Solving triangles : the area of a triangle. There is a formula for finding the area of a triangle if you know two of the sides and the angle between them. Area=½absinC An example Find the area of this triangle. Use the same labelling of angles and sides as in the top diagram and substitute values into the area formula. Area=1/2x4x5xsin40 Evaluate: Area=6.4