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Question from Penny: What is the length of each side of the largest equilateral triangle that fits inside a 3 inch diameter circle? |
Hi Penny,
In my diagram $C$ is the center of the circle and the vertices of the equilateral triangle are $A, B$ and $C.$
What do you know about triangle $ABC?$
Penny
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