SOLUTION: What is the apothem and area of a regular triangle with a side length of 17

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Question 1112156: What is the apothem and area of a regular triangle with a side length of 17
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Apothem of a regular triangle is +%28s%2Asqrt%283%29%2F6%29+ where s is the length of each side.
Apothem = +17%2Asqrt%283%29%2F6+=+4.9075+ units.
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Area = +sqrt%283%29%2F4+%2A+s%5E2+ where s is the length of each side
You can calculate it to find it is 125.14 sq units.

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Using the apothem to find the area:
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The apothem can also be used to find the area: Area = +%281%2F2%29%2Aap+ where a=apothem, p=perimeter
Area = +%281%2F2%29%2A4.9075%2A%283%2A17%29+=+125.14++ sq units