Heron’s Formula — AMC & AIME Problems

Practice every real AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, and AIME problem that uses Heron’s Formula — a geometry concept — each with a professionally curated solution, many with a video solution too, from LIVE by Po-Shen Loh. Browse all concepts or the full past-contest archive.

All of these problems are used with official legal permission of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

AMC 12

2000 AMC 12 Problem 19 · 2002 AMC 12A Problem 23 · 2008 AMC 12B Problem 18 · 2011 AMC 12B Problem 20 · 2012 AMC 12A Problem 18 · 2012 AMC 12B Problem 20 · 2024 AMC 12A Problem 24

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