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What is the ratio of the numerical value of the area, in square units, of an equilateral triangle of side length 8 units to the numerical value of its perimeter, in units? Express your answer as a common fraction in simplest radical form.

 May 8, 2015

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The area of the equilateral triangle with a side of 8 units is given by :

(1/2)* 8^2* [√3]/ 2  = 64√3

The perimeter is 3 * 8   =  24

So the ratio is:

64√3 / 24 =   [8√3] / 3

 

  

 May 8, 2015
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Best Answer

The area of the equilateral triangle with a side of 8 units is given by :

(1/2)* 8^2* [√3]/ 2  = 64√3

The perimeter is 3 * 8   =  24

So the ratio is:

64√3 / 24 =   [8√3] / 3

 

  

CPhill May 8, 2015
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The answer is \(\frac{\sqrt[2]{3}}{3}\)

 Jan 1, 2017

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