Answer:
can provide you with a general approach to finding the ratio of the area of region A to the area of region B when an equilateral triangle is inscribed inside a square.
Let's denote the side length of the square as s, and the side length of the equilateral triangle as t. The side length of the square is equal to the distance between the center of the square (where the triangle is inscribed) and any of the vertices of the square.
1. Area of the Square (Region B):
Area of Square (B) = s²
2. Area of the Equilateral Triangle (Region A):
The height of the equilateral triangle can be found by drawing a segment from the center of the square to the midpoint of one side of the square, forming a right-angled triangle. The height of the equilateral triangle is then
√3 / 2 times the side length of the square.
Height of Triangle = √3 / 2 ⋅ s
The area of the equilateral triangle is given by:
Area of Triangle (A)= √3 / 4 ⋅ t²
3. Ratio of Area A to Area B:
Ratio = Area of Triangle (A) ÷ Area of Square (B)
Substitute the expressions for the areas from steps 1 and 2 into the ratio formula to find the desired ratio. If you have specific values for the side lengths, you can plug those in to get the numerical result.
OR
The ratio of the area of an equilateral triangle to the area of a square when the equilateral triangle is inscribed inside the square is 4:√3.
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