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Can you put copies of an equilateral triangle together to form a straightangle? Explain or show your reasoning.

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An equilateral triangle is a triangle with all three sides of equal length , corresponding to what could also be known as a "regular" triangle.

So you can put copies of an equilateral triangle together to form a straight line by alternating the triangles across its height.

Can you put copies of an equilateral triangle together to form a straightangle? Explain-example-1
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