The area of the equilateral triangle is 110.9 cm
How to find area of a triangle?
area of a triangle = 1 / 2 bh
where
Therefore,
tan 60 = opposite / adjacent
tan 60 = 8√3 / x
x = 8√3 / √3
x = 8
hence,
b = 8 + 8 = 16
Therefore,
area of a triangle = 1 / 2 × 16 × 8√3
area of a triangle = 64√3
area of a triangle = 110.851251684
area of a triangle = 110.9 cm
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