SOLUTION: If you have three squares each having an area of 10 cm^2, they form a triangle by touching corners what is the area of the triangle

Question 839425: If you have three squares each having an area of 10 cm^2, they form a triangle by touching corners what is the area of the triangle
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If you have three squares each having an area of 10 cm^2, they form a triangle by touching corners what is the area of the triangle
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= the side of the square and the sides of the equilateral triangles formed by the 3 squares
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Find the altitude of the triangle, (a)
This is an equilateral triangle all angles = 60 degrees
Use the sine of 60 to find the altitude
sin(60) =
a = 2.74 is the altitude of the triangle
A = *
A = 4.33 sq/cm
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