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The area of an equilateral triangle is `16sqrt(3)cm^(2)` then what will be the length of each side of the triangle?

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To find the length of each side of an equilateral triangle given its area, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Write down the formula for the area of an equilateral triangle. The area \( A \) of an equilateral triangle with side length \( a \) is given by the formula: \[ A = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} a^2 \] ### Step 2: Substitute the given area into the formula. We know from the problem that the area \( A \) is \( 16\sqrt{3} \, \text{cm}^2 \). So we can set up the equation: \[ 16\sqrt{3} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} a^2 \] ### Step 3: Eliminate \( \sqrt{3} \) from both sides. To simplify the equation, we can divide both sides by \( \sqrt{3} \): \[ 16 = \frac{1}{4} a^2 \] ### Step 4: Multiply both sides by 4 to isolate \( a^2 \). \[ 16 \times 4 = a^2 \] \[ 64 = a^2 \] ### Step 5: Take the square root of both sides to find \( a \). \[ a = \sqrt{64} \] \[ a = 8 \, \text{cm} \] ### Final Answer: The length of each side of the equilateral triangle is \( 8 \, \text{cm} \). ---
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