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|| ||<:> '''Triangle''' ||<:> '''Square''' ||
|| ||<:> {{attachment:Tri.png| |width=320}} ||<:> {{attachment:Quad.png| |width=320}} ||
|| Area ||<:> $ A = \sqrt{3} T^2 / 4 $ ||<:> $ A = Q^2 $ ||
|| Side ||<:> $ T = 2 \sqrt{A / \sqrt{3} } $ ||<:> $ Q = \sqrt{A} $ ||
||   ||<:-2> '''Triangle''' ||<:-2> '''Square''' ||
||   ||<:-2> {{attachment:Tri.png| |width=320}} ||<:-2> {{attachment:Quad.png| |width=320}} ||
|| Area   ||<:-2> $ A = \sqrt{3} T^2 / 4 $ ||<:-2> $ A = Q^2 $ ||
|| Side   ||<:-2> $ T = 2 \sqrt{A / \sqrt{3} } $ ||<:-2> $ Q = \sqrt{A} $ ||
|| Center ||<:>{{attachment:TriA.png| |width=160}}||<:>{{attachment:TriB.png| |width=160}}||<:>{{attachment:QuadA.png| |width=160}}||<:>{{attachment:QuadB.png| |width=160}}||

Triangle or Square?

What is the optimum shape for a thinsat?


Triangle

Square

Tri.png

Quad.png

Area

A = \sqrt{3} T^2 / 4

A = Q^2

Side

T = 2 \sqrt{A / \sqrt{3} }

Q = \sqrt{A}

Center

TriA.png

TriB.png

QuadA.png

QuadB.png

TriQuad (last edited 2015-07-18 07:25:18 by KeithLofstrom)