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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A circle has a radius of 6 in. The circumscribed equilateral triangle will have an area of:

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Hey there, \(\Large\bf \color{#CC0033}{\text{Welcome to OpenStudy! :)}}\)

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Gimme a sec, trying to remember how to do this kind of problem.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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zepdrix (zepdrix):

Ooo is the circle inside the triangle, or the triangle is inside the circle? Grrrr >.< my brain! It's a circle inside of a triangle right? :p

OpenStudy (anonymous):

inscribed is inside circumscribed is outside

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Circumscribed triangle, so the triangle surrounds the circle, yes? I hope I'm reading that correctly..

zepdrix (zepdrix):

|dw:1402450165877:dw|Let's draw our radius right here, so it's `perpendicular` to the side of the triangle.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Since it's an equilateral triangle, each angle is 60 degrees.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

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