Question

Given an equilateral triangle that has an area of 1959 cm2. What is the length of its sides?

Answer 1

equilateral
equi means equal
lateral means sides

all sides are equal
triangle has 3 sides

perimiter=side1+side2+side3
side1=side2=side3


area=1/2 times base times height
base=side
draw a line down the middle of te tiangle so you get 2 right triangles side by side
1/2base is one leg
base is hypotonuse
height is unknown
equilateral means that it is a 30-60-90 triangle with hypotonuse equal to 2x, height=x√3, bottom is x
1/2 times base times height=1959
1/2 times x times x√3=1959
multiply both sides by 2
(x^2)√3=3918
divide both sides by √3
x^2=3918/√3
square root both sides
x=47.5611
side=hypotonuse=2x
2x=2*47.5611
side=95.12222


legnth of each side is
`2\sqrt{ (3918)/( √(3) ) }`cm or about 95.12222 cm