if in a equilateral triangle three coins of equal radius are placed without overlaping then what is the radius of each coin
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Soumyajit Chowdhury
·2011-01-18 04:06:45
let the each of the side the triangle be k and the radius be r.
then r=k/2(√3+1)
pls tell me if i am wrong
isn't maths interesting.
rahul
·2011-01-18 05:50:07
Ya... i agree...maths is truly interesting....!!
But please explain how you worked it out....!! :P
Soumyajit Chowdhury
·2011-01-20 03:55:32
each of the coins will touch 2 sides of the triangle. join the center of the coin with it's nearest vertex and apply trigonometry.
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