Question

An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 48 cm. What is its area?

Answer 1

each side is 16 cm, which is the length of your base. Draw out the diagram, and use Pythagorean theorem to see your height= sqrt(16^2-8^2)= 8sqrt(3)

A=1/2bh=16*8sqrt(3)/3

Answer 2

so it is 16 times 8

Answer 3

no your final answer should be 64*sqrt(3)=111

Answer 4

so it would eqaul 111

Answer 5

yes your area is 111 cm2

Answer 6

do i use square root for everything im finfing the area for

Answer 7

@jdilorenzo3

Answer 8

the answer would be 18 right