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What is the relationship between the side length and the apothem of an equilateral triangle?

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L = Length of a side.
A = Apothem = Altitude.

L/A = L/L*sin60 = 1/sin60 = 1.1547.

So the length of a side is approximately 1.15 times the apothem.

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