Saturday, April 28, 2012

SAT GEOMETRY REVIEW Is it a Rectangle or a Triangle...

A diagonal of length x of a rectangle makes a 30° angle with the base.

(a) Show that the area of the rectangle is
(x^2)√3/4.

(b) The formula in (a) is also the area of an equilateral triangle of side length x.  What triangle is this the area of? Explain!

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