Question
I have to find the apothem of a triangle. It's a 60-60-60 triangle with sides of 6. Help!
Answers
Henry
The apothem(altitude) bisects the base,
AC.
tanA = h/3
tan60 = h/3
h = 3*tan60 = 5.2 = Ht. = Alt.= Apothem.
AC.
tanA = h/3
tan60 = h/3
h = 3*tan60 = 5.2 = Ht. = Alt.= Apothem.