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  1. If the difference between areas of the circumcircle and the incircle of an equilateral triangle is 44 cm2, then the area of the triangle is (Take π = 22/7)
    1. 28 cm²
    2. 7√3 cm²
    3. 14√3 cm²
    4. 21 cm²
Correct Option: C

Let the each side of the equilateral triangle be 2x cm.

Then BD = x

Radius of incircle = OD =
1
AD
3

=
1
(2x)² - x²
3

=
3x
=
x
cm
33

Radius of circum circle = BO = √BD² + OD²
= √x² +
=
2x
cm
33

According to the question,
π
2x
² - π
x
² = 44
33

4πx²
-
πx²
= 44
33

⇒ πx² = 44
⇒ x² =
44 × 7
= 14
22

∴ Area of the equilateral triangle
=
3
× side² =
3
×(2x)²
44

= √3 x² = 14√3 Sq. cm.



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