Question

a piece of art is in the shape of an equilateral triangle with side of 6 inches what is the area of the art

Answer 1

area=1/2 times base times height
for equilateral triangle, if base is x, then height is (x√3)/2

so if base is 6 then height is (6√3)/2=3√3

area is 1/2 times 6 times3√3=3 times 3√3=9√3 sqare inches