Answer each question using the Law of Cosines. Be sure to completely answer the question using appropriate units. Show all work, and round answers to the nearest thousandths place. A triangular parking lot is paved outside a new shopping center. The lengths of the sides of the parking lot are 100 meters, 113 meters, and 86 meters. What is the area of the parking lot?

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Answer each question using the Law of Cosines. Be sure to completely answer the question using appropriate units. Show all work, and round answers to the nearest thousandths place.

A triangular parking lot is paved outside a new shopping center. The lengths of the sides of the parking lot are 100 meters, 113 meters, and 86 meters. What is the area of the parking lot?

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