Video: Circle and Equilateral Triangle

September 19, 2011

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Today's video discusses the relationship between an equilateral triangle and an inscribed (or circumscribed) circle. There is a straightforward way to use the dimensions of one figure to determine the dimensions of the other, but it's not something students generally learn.

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