perimeter of a equilateral triangle is given as 42 cm. Find the perimeter of a shaded part of triangle if the 3 sectors of a circle marked are identical
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To find the perimeter of the shaded part of the equilateral triangle, we first need to determine the length of each side of the equilateral triangle.
Since the perimeter of the equilateral triangle is given as 42 cm, the length of each side can be found by dividing the total perimeter by 3 (since an equilateral triangle has three equal sides).
Therefore, the length of each side of the equilateral triangle is 42 cm ÷ 3 = 14 cm.
Now, let's focus on the shaded part of the triangle. According to the given information, there are 3 identical sectors of a circle marked on the triangle.
Since the triangle is equilateral, each sector occupies 1/3 of the circumference of the circle.
To find the perimeter of the shaded part, we need to determine the length of each sector. We can do this by finding the circumference of the circle and dividing it by 3.
The circumference of a circle can be calculated using the formula: C = 2πr, where C is the circumference and r is the radius.
However, we don't have the radius or the diameter of the circle, and we cannot directly calculate the circumference. Therefore, we need additional information to determine the length of each sector.
Please provide the additional information (such as the radius, diameter, or any measurements related to the circle sectors) so that we can continue to find the perimeter of the shaded part of the triangle.