What is the area of the equilateral triangle? Round to the nearest square centimeter. cm2 Equilateral triangle A B C with side length of eight centimeters

To calculate we use the equation for the area of a triangle. The area of a an equilateral triangle is expressed as: Area = (√3/4) a^2. Calculations are as follows:

Area = (√3/4) a^2

Area = (√3/4) 8^2

Area = 16 √3

Thus, the area of the equilateral triangle is about 28 cm^2