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# Circle O is inscribed in equilateral triangle ABC. If the area of ABC

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Circle O is inscribed in equilateral triangle ABC. If the area of ABC is $$24 \sqrt{3}$$, what is area of circle O?

A. $$2\pi\sqrt{3}$$

B. $$4\pi$$

C. $$4\pi\sqrt{3}$$

D. $$8\pi$$

E. $$12\pi$$

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15 Nov 2019, 01:41
side of ∆ = 24√3 = √3*s^2/4
s= 4√6
radius of inscribed circle = s*√3/6
r= 4√6*√3/6
r= 2√18/3
area of circle = pi * ( 2√18/3)^2 = $$8\pi$$
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Bunuel wrote:
Circle O is inscribed in equilateral triangle ABC. If the area of ABC is $$24 \sqrt{3}$$, what is area of circle O?

A. $$2\pi\sqrt{3}$$

B. $$4\pi$$

C. $$4\pi\sqrt{3}$$

D. $$8\pi$$

E. $$12\pi$$

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17 Nov 2019, 21:51
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Bunuel wrote:
Circle O is inscribed in equilateral triangle ABC. If the area of ABC is $$24 \sqrt{3}$$, what is area of circle O?

A. $$2\pi\sqrt{3}$$

B. $$4\pi$$

C. $$4\pi\sqrt{3}$$

D. $$8\pi$$

E. $$12\pi$$

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Area of Equilateral Triangle: (√3/4)*a^2
therefore, (√3/4)*a^2= 24√3; a=4√6

The radius of a circle when inscribed in Equilateral Triangle: r = (√3a )/ 6
r= (√3*4*√6)/6
r= 2√2

Area of circle= pi*r^2
therefore, the area of a circle: pi* (2√2)^2 = 8pi

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