SOLUTION: A farmer has 600 m of fencing.what area will he enclose if the fencing forms: An equilateral triangle A square An equilateral hexagon(consider the radius of the circle that this

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Question 1099523: A farmer has 600 m of fencing.what area will he enclose if the fencing forms:
An equilateral triangle
A square
An equilateral hexagon(consider the radius of the circle that this hexagon will fit into as =100m)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For an equilateral triangle,
A%5Bet%5D=%28sqrt%283%29%2F4%29s%5E2, where s=600%2F3=200 m
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For a square,
A%5Bs%5D=s%5E2 where s=600%2F4=150m
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For a hexagon,
A%5Bhex%5D=%28%283sqrt%283%29%29%2F2%29s%5E2 where s=600%2F6=100m