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number of circles n
5
answer
Calculate the ratio:
totalareaofcircles
areaofthetriangle
Given an equilateral triangle with side length 2, the radius
r
of any of the inscribed equal circles depends on the number of circles inscribed. Before reading Details, see if you can notice a pattern in the answer as you vary
n
.
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