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Question
Find the area of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm.
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Solution
Side of an equilateral triangle = 20cm
Area of a triangle
= `sqrt(3)/(4) xx ("side")^2`
= `sqrt(3)/(4) xx 20 xx 20`
= `100sqrt(3)"cm"^2`.
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