SOLUTION: how do you figure out the side lengths of an equalateral triangle when given the area
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Question 607062: how do you figure out the side lengths of an equalateral triangle when given the area
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
As with any triangle,
Let the sides of the equilateral triangle =
Now the formula becomes
Dropping a vertical to the base forms 2 back to back
30-60-90 triangles.
Opposite the 30 is
Opposite the 60 is
Opposite the 90 is
The vertical, , is opposite the 60 degree angle, so
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