SOLUTION: An equilateral triangle has a side of 4 decimeters. A new triangle is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides. If this procedure is repeated 5 times, what is the perimeter and

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Question 1167607: An equilateral triangle has a side of 4 decimeters. A new triangle is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides. If this procedure is repeated 5 times, what is the perimeter and area of the sixth triangle?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Each new triangle has a side length that is 1/2 of the previous triangle, so the side length of the sixth triangle is:

decimeters.

You can calculate perimeter and area from that.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it


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