Give your answer accurate to 3 decimal places. The area of an equilateral triangle is decreasing at a rate of 3 cm2/min. Find the rate (in centimeters per minute) at which the length of a side is decreasing when the area of the triangle is 100 cm². 0.228 cm/min
Give your answer accurate to 3 decimal places. The area of an equilateral triangle is decreasing at a rate of 3 cm2/min. Find the rate (in centimeters per minute) at which the length of a side is decreasing when the area of the triangle is 100 cm². 0.228 cm/min
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Give your answer accurate to 3 decimal places.
The area of an equilateral triangle is decreasing at a rate of \(3 \, \text{cm}^2/\text{min}\). Find the rate (in centimeters per minute) at which the length of a side is decreasing when the area of the triangle is \(100 \, \text{cm}^2\).
**Solution:**
The rate at which the length of a side is decreasing is \(0.228 \, \text{cm/min}\).
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