SOLUTION: how do you form 5 eqilateral triangles using 9 sticks of equal length?

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Question 33568: how do you form 5 eqilateral triangles using 9 sticks of equal length?
Answer by kietra(57) About Me  (Show Source):
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Make one large equilateral triangle with sides of length 2 sticks. Form a triangle from the midpoints of each side inside the large triangle. You will have four little equilateral triangles and one large equilateral triangle.