In the figure below, the shaded region is a square of area 3, and △ABC is equilateral. What is the perimeter of △ABC?
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|dw:1350957758814:dw|so the side of square is √3. so |dw:1350957804930:dw|add them all together and i should get 6√3, right?
am i right?
@lgbasallote
Yeah. It's right. I can't see anything wrong.
well, the problem is that it's not one of the multiple choices..
it's multiple choice question
Ohh Let me see.
What are the choices?
(A) 3√3 (B) 9√3 (C) 2 + √3 (D) 3 + 6√3 (E) 6 + 3√3
any idea?
wait a min... triangle i drew in square isnt equilateral, right?
Should be.
Because the legths of a square all all the same.
So the tringle is the same ASSUMING it cuts the square in half.
take a close look at this: |dw:1350959056210:dw| notice that:|dw:1350959120732:dw|\[\tan \theta = \frac{2x}{x} = 2 \rightarrow \theta = \tan^{-1}(2) = 63.434\]so it's NOT equilateral triangle... so how can i solve this problem?
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