tangent of half angle given the lengths of side of triangle

\[\tan \frac{A}{2}=\sqrt{\frac{(s-b)(s-c)}{s(s-a)}} \]

Test value-  For a=3 b=4 c=5

we get s=(a+b+c)/2 = 6

and Tan(A/2)= 0.3333

where A is the angle of triangle opposite to side AB of length a 

 and s is semiperimeter which is equal to (a+b+c)/2

a , b ,c are the lenghts of triangle ABC

Note   that a is the side opposite to the angle A

                b is the side opposite to the angle B of the triangle

               c is the side opposite to the angle C of the triangle

Boundary condition- a . b ,c must be positive and sum of any two sides of triangle must be greater than the third one

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