MAA MinuteMath: May 14, 2009

Thursday, May 14, 2009

May 14, 2009

A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. Let A be the area of the circle circumscribed about the square and B be the area of the circle circumscribed about the triangle. Find A/B.

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