Assignemnt #92 and Herons Formula

Code

///name: ben borglin
///program name: HeronsFormula
///file name: HeronsFormula.java
///period: 6
///date finished: 11/5/15

public class HeronsFormula
{
	public static void main( String[] args )
	{
		double a;
		
		a = triangleArea(3, 3, 3);
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 3,3,3 has an area of " + a );

		a = triangleArea(3, 4, 5);
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 3,4,5 has an area of " + a );
 
		a = triangleArea(7, 8, 9);
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 7,8,9 has an area of " + a );

		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 5,12,13 has an area of " + triangleArea(5, 12, 13) );
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 10,9,11 has an area of " + triangleArea(10, 9, 11) );
		System.out.println("A triangle with sides 8,15,17 has an area of " + triangleArea(8, 15, 17) );
        System.out.println("A triangle with sides 9,9,9 has an area of " + triangleArea(9, 9, 9) );
	}
 
    ///easier to fix with a function.
	public static double triangleArea( int a, int b, int c )
	{
		// the code in this function computes the area of a triangle whose sides have lengths a, b, and c
		double s, A;

		s = (a+b+c) / 2.0;
		A = Math.sqrt( s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c) );

		return A;
		// ^ after computing the area, "return" it
        
        ///1) They both produce the same output
        ///2) HeronsFormula has 36 lines while HeronsFormulaNoFunction has 57 lines
        ///3) Easier to change with a function.
	}
}