document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315577>Question 315577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the area of an equilateral triangle (regular 3-gon) with the given measurementif the perimeter is 9-inch? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of an equilateral triangle as a function of the measure of one of its sides is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A(s)\ =\ \frac{s^2\sqrt{3}}{4}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter of an equilateral triangle as a function of the measure of one of its sides is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ P(s)\ =\ 3s\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the perimeter is given as 9, the measure of one of the sides must be 3, hence:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A(s)\ =\ \frac{3^2\sqrt{3}}{4}=\ \frac{9\sqrt{3}}{4}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which is the simplest form of the exact answer.  If you need a numeric approximation, get out your calculator.  Round to the nearest square inch because the given measurement is to the nearest inch.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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