Question

Find the area of a circle circumscribing an equilateral triangle of side 15cm. Take pi = 3.14.

Answer 1

Answer:

236 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

Height of an equilateral triangle (h) = √3 /2 (l)

l = side of the equilateral triangle.

h = √3 /2 (15)

In an equilateral triangle the orthocenter, centroid, circumcenter and incenter are in the same spot

The center of the circle is the centroid and height match  with the median. The radius of the circumcircle is equal to two thirds the height.

Formula for the Radius of the circumcircle = 2/3 h

= 2/3 x √3 /2 (15)

= 5 √3 cm     (=radius)

Area of the circle = πr^

= 3.14 x( 5 √3 ) ^

=3.14 x(25*3)

=3.14 x 75

=235.5

=236 cm²