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Common Core Standard 7.G.6
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Napoleon’s Theorem
- Take any triangle.
- Draw equilateral triangles on the sides of this triangle.
- Find the center of these three equilateral triangles.(See A,B,C)
- Connect these three centers, and they will form an equilateral triangle
Napoleon's Theorem
How to find the perimeter of an equilateral triangle
Answers to example perimeter problems
Questions answered in this video..
How do you find the perimeter of an equilateral triangle?
What is perimeter?
What is the perimeter of a equilateral triangle with sides of 12 units?
How do you find perimeter of an equilateral triangle if you only know the altitude?
If an equilateral triangle has an altitude of 12 units,how do you find the perimeter?
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Problem 1. Find the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with a side of twelve units.
Step 1. 3*12 = 36 units
Problem 2. Find the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with an altitude of 12 units.
Step 1. Find the length of one side. The altitude creates a 30-60-90 triangle. The altitude becomes the long side of a 30-60-90 triangle.
Step 2. In order to get the side length use
which equals 12/√3
For a review of 30-60-90 rules check here
Step 3. 12/√3 = 4√3 which is the length of half of the equilateral triangle side length
Step 4. In order to get the entire length take 2* 4√3 =8√3
Step 5. Now you can use 3 * the side length or 3* 8√3= 24√(3 ) units
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The height formula of an equilateral triangle
Equilateral Triangle Practice Problems
Properties of an Equilateral Triangle?
The perimeter formula of an equilateral triangle
What is an equilateral triangle?
Properties of an equilateral triangle
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The area of an equilateral triangle
Equilateral Triangle Formulas
Equilateral Triangle Properties
Types of Triangles
All three sides are congruent. Congruent just means they are equal.
All three angles are also congruent, which is also called equiangular.
The angles in an equilateral triangle add to 180 degrees and the angles are congruent, therefore the angle measure equals 60 degrees.
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Triangles have three sides and three angles, but what is an equilateral triangle? In Euclidean Geometry the specifics of an equilateral triangle are as follows.
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Hi Welcome to MooMooMath. Today we are going to look at Equilateral Triangles. I have drawn two different triangles. The first one we know is equilateral because all three sides are marked congruent. You might see a congruent symbol, (points to triangle) or you might see that the measure of each side is equal. There are two ways to show that the different sides are equal. On the second one let’s look at it in perspective of the actual measure of the angles. We know that a triangle adds up to 180 degrees. So if we have three equal angles we are going to take that and divide it by three. One hundred and eighty divided by three is equal to sixty. Therefore, each of these angles have to measure 60 degrees. If the three angles measure 60 then it is an equilateral triangle. So let’s look at the rules. The first rule is that all three sides of the triangle are congruent which just means they are equal. Second, all three angles have to be congruent.Finally, the measure of the angles will always be 60 degrees. Hope this video was helpful.