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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't get how do you find the area without the base

OpenStudy (perl):

can we assume thats an equilateral triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do we use trig to find it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we can't use b•h/2 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help please...

OpenStudy (perl):

in an equilateral triangle, the distance from a vertex to the centroid is 2/3 the length of the median

OpenStudy (perl):

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OpenStudy (perl):

we have a 30 60 90 triangle :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so how do I find the area?

OpenStudy (perl):

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OpenStudy (perl):

you have to find the base and then the height

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do you find the base?

OpenStudy (perl):

well actually theres an easier way to do this, as i suggested before

OpenStudy (perl):

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