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by yvonne12 » Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:24 pm
(quilateral triangle and square image)

if the 2 regions above have the same area. what is the ratio t:s?

2:3
16:3
4:radical 3
2:4^radical3

plese explain

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by ssiva » Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:09 pm
What is t? is it the height of the triangle?

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by yvonne12 » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:09 pm
T:S is the ratio of the area between the triangle and the square.

THE "t" is the length of the triangle and the "s" stands for the sides of the square.

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by ksemya1 » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:00 am
quilateral triangle and square image)

if the 2 regions above have the same area. what is the ratio t:s?

2:3
16:3
4:radical 3
2:4^radical3

plese explain
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area (T)=sq root (3)/4* (a1)^2,a1= triangle side.
area(sq.)= (a2)^2, a2 = side of sq.
area(T)=Area(sq)
so,
sq root(3)/4*(a1)=(a2)^2.
hence, a1/a2=2:4^radical3.

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by Stacey Koprince » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:32 pm
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