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Example Question #1 : Calculating The Length Of The Side Of An Equilateral Triangle
If an equilateral triangle has a perimeter of , what is the length of each side?
Cannot be determined
An equilateral triangle has three equal sides; therefore, to find the length of each side, divide the perimeter by :
Example Question #1 : Equilateral Triangles
If the area of an equilateral is , given a height of , what is the base of the triangle?
We derive the equation of base of a triangle from the area of a triangle formula:
Example Question #3 : Calculating The Length Of The Side Of An Equilateral Triangle
The height of an equilateral triangle is . What is the length of side ?
Similarily, we can use the same formula for the height to find the length of the side of an equilateral triangle, which is given by
, where is the length of the height.
Therefore, the final answer is
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Example Question #1 : Calculating The Length Of The Side Of An Equilateral Triangle
Equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle with radius , what is the length of a side of the triangle?
Since we are given the radius, we should be able to find the height of the equilateral triangle. Indeed, the center of the circle is at the intersections of the heights of the triangle, and is located away from the edge of a given height.
Therefore 5, the radius of the circle is of the height.
Therefore, the height must be .
From here, we can use the formula for the height of the equilateral triangle , where is the length of the height and is the length of a side of the equilateral triangle.
Therefore, , then is the final answer.