Specifying three sides uniquely determines a triangle whose area is given by Heron's formula,
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where
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is the semiperimeter of the triangle. Let be the circumradius,
then
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Using the law of cosines
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gives the three angles as
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See also
AAA Theorem, AAS Theorem, ASA Theorem, ASS Theorem, Heron's Formula, SAS Theorem, Semiperimeter, Triangle
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Weisstein, Eric W. "SSS Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SSSTheorem.html