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A circle inscribed in an equilateral triangle with side length 20. What is the area of inscribed circle?
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draw a triangle by adding the mid point of each side of the equilateral triangle. this new trangle, also equilateral trangle, is inscribed in the circle. the side of the new equi trangle is 10.
so r = a/sqrt 3 = 10/sqrt(3)

Area of the circle = pi (10/sqrt(3))^2 = (100/3) (pi)



Pls explain "so r = a/sqrt 3" how u got this with working
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for a equilateral triangle with side 20, the height of the equilateral triangle is 10sqrt3.

the radius of the inscribed circle within this equilateral traingle is 1/3 of the height of the traingle

so radius is (10sqrt3)/3 = 10/(sqrt3)

area of the inscribed circle = pi* [10/(sqrt3)]^2
= pi*100/3



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