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by Ashetty » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:11 am
If two regions of square & Equalateral triangle are same , than what is ratio of equalateral triangle side T and Square side S??...Means what is ratio of T:S??.

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by Frankenstein » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:14 am
Hi,
Area of square = s^2
Area of triangle is (sqrt3)*t^2/4
Given that both areas are equal.
So, s^2 = (sqrt3)t^2/4
So, t/s = 2/(3^1/4)
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by Ashetty » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:30 am
Answer is 2:4√3...How????
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