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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have a circle whose radius is 2 1/16". How do I fit an equilateral triangle around the outside of it?

OpenStudy (doc.brown):

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OpenStudy (doc.brown):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

alternatively, you can do it using angles: note that the circle would connect with the triangle at 3 evenly spaced points. so its 360 degrees would be divided by the 3 connections. 360/3 = 120 degrees. |dw:1394091069932:dw| then if you want to break this down even furthur: |dw:1394091207103:dw|

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