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Answer:

(You could also use (x1, y1)  and   (x3, y3).


Height of an Equilateral Triangle
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Calculating x2 y2

The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180°, so each angle of an equilateral triangle is 60°

If a side the equilateral triangle is D, then the height of the triangle (line triHi in the diagram) is D*cos( 30 ).

cos( 30 ) is  3 /2

Each side of the triangular bump is one-third the distance from (x0, y0)  and   (x4, y4).

So the height of the triangle is (D/3)*cos( 30 ) = (dist/3)*√ 3 /2 = dist/(2√ 3  )

In Java, this is triHi = dist/(2*Math.sqrt(3));


QUESTION 11:

What is the distance from (x0, y0)  and   (x4, y4) ?

double dist = ;

(Mr. P. would be disappointed if you did not figure this out.)


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