Maybe both sides of the triangle are X so the area is X*X / 2 which is the same as 0.5X^2.
Is the triangle equilateral and forms tangents of the circle in each side?
base of the right triangle
why is it X to the power of two?
Quote from: Desty on October 11, 2015, 08:19:14 AMwhy is it X to the power of two?area is given in units^2.
Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on October 11, 2015, 12:12:23 PMQuote from: Desty on October 11, 2015, 08:19:14 AMwhy is it X to the power of two?area is given in units^2.Spoiler
Do you need the actual proof for it? It's x^2 because the height is the same as the base.
oh, nvm what I said doesn't matter at all, turkey had it going right.it's a 45-45-90 triangle, right? x*x=x^2, where x is the base and height. The circle has radius y, so you put in pi*y^2 for pi*r^2.You subtract the circle from the triangle. yes