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Re: If you have an equilateral triangle. That triangle is [#permalink]
i think its very useful to memorize some common sin cos and tan values.

sin 30 = 1/2, sin 60 = sqrt(3)/2, and 45 = 1/sqrt(2)
cos 30 = sqrt(3)/2, cos 60 = 1/2, and cos 45 = 1/sqrt(2)
tan 30 = 1/sqrt(3), tan 60 = sqrt(3), and tan 45 = 1

just remember these 6 values ... its easy..
and it helps a lot in geamatry questions...

for example all i have to do is
hypotneous = r
base = a/2
angle = 30

cos 30 = (a/2)/r = sqrt(3)/2
a/r = sqrt(3)
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If you have an equilateral triangle.
That triangle is enclosed perfectly in a circle such that each corner is exactly touching the edge of the circle.
What is the radius of the circle with relation to one side of the triangle?

Thanks.

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Re: If you have an equilateral triangle. That triangle is [#permalink]
The triangle can be divided into three equal sectors and their point of intersection will be the center of the circle, which is also the centroid of the triangle. The centroid of a triangle is (2/3)*(height); Height = (side*sqrt[3]/2). This will give us the radius to be side/sqrt[3]. Cheers.
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an arc on circle makes double the angle on the center to what it makes on the opposite side on the circle.

With this logic, any of the sides of equilateral triangle will make 120 degree angle at the center of the circle.

Now, if I divide the triangle made by two radii and one side of the triangle into two halves, each of the triangles will be 30, 60, 90 and if r is the radius, then the side of triangle will become r multiplied by root 3.
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Looking at the picture above, does Angle ABC work with this rule? If Angle ABC is 52 degrees, is arc AC 104 degrees even though the angle is not uniform (i.e., isosceles or equilateral).

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an arc on circle makes double the angle on the center to what it makes on the opposite side on the circle.

With this logic, any of the sides of equilateral triangle will make 120 degree angle at the center of the circle.

Now, if I divide the triangle made by two radii and one side of the triangle into two halves, each of the triangles will be 30, 60, 90 and if r is the radius, then the side of triangle will become r multiplied by root 3.
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gmatatouille wrote:
If you have an equilateral triangle.
That triangle is enclosed perfectly in a circle such that each corner is exactly touching the edge of the circle.
What is the radius of the circle with relation to one side of the triangle?

Thanks.



Equilatral triangle with side a inscribed in a circle has r equal to a/sqrt (3)



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