Find the height, \(h\), of the diagram if each circle has a radius of 4 cm.
Diagram included in comments.
Thanks for the help!
+128475 If we join the centers of the top three circles....we will have an equilateral triangle with a side of 8
The height of this triangle 4√ 3 units
And if we join the bottom three circles...we have another equilateral triangle with the same height
So....by symmetry......the total height = 2r + 2 (4√ 3) = 2(4) + 8√ 3 =
8 + 8√ 3 =
8 ( 1 + √ 3) units
