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Find the area of the equilateral triangle to the nearest hundredth, given the radius.

Find the area of the equilateral triangle to the nearest hundredth, given the radius-example-1
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Answer:

20.78 square units

Explanation:

The area of a regular polygon of radius r and number of sides n is given by ...

A = (n/2)r²sin(360°/n)

For this regular 3-gon of radius 4, the area is ...

A = (3/2)(4²)sin(360°/3) = 24(√3/2) = 12√3 . . . square units

The area is about 20.78 square units.

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