{"id":5881,"date":"2022-04-10T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2022-04-10T14:08:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T08:38:59","slug":"c-program-to-find-area-of-an-equilateral-triangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-an-equilateral-triangle\/","title":{"rendered":"C Program to Find Area of an Equilateral Triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, we will learn <strong>how to find the area of an equilateral triangle using the C<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A triangle having all the sides equal and each angle equal to <strong>60<\/strong> degrees is called an <strong>equilateral triangle<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The formula to calculate the area of an equilateral triangle is:&nbsp; <strong>Area of Equilateral Triangle = (\u221a3\/4) * (side)<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will use this formula in our program to find the area of an equilateral triangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, without further ado, let\u2019s begin this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66363fce0a8d9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><label class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66363fce0a8d9\" checked \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-an-equilateral-triangle\/#C_Program_to_Find_Area_of_an_Equilateral_Triangle\" title=\"C Program to Find Area of an Equilateral Triangle\">C Program to Find Area of an Equilateral Triangle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-an-equilateral-triangle\/#How_Does_This_Program_Work\" title=\"How Does This Program Work?\">How Does This Program Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-an-equilateral-triangle\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"C_Program_to_Find_Area_of_an_Equilateral_Triangle\"><\/span><strong>C Program to Find Area of an Equilateral Triangle<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">\/\/ C Program to Find Area of an Equilateral Triangle\n#include &lt;stdio.h>\n#include &lt;math.h>\nint main(){\n    float side, area;\n    \n    \/\/ Asking for input\n    printf(\"Enter the side of an equilateral triangle: \");\n    scanf(\"%f\", &amp;side);\n    \n    \/\/ Calculating area of equilateral triangle\n    area = (sqrt(3) \/ 4) * (side * side);\n    \n    \/\/ Display result\n    printf(\"Area of the triangle = %.2f\", area);\n    return 0;\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5246141430412355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5246141430412355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8798433565\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Enter the side of an equilateral triangle: 9\nArea of the triangle = 35.07\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_This_Program_Work\"><\/span><strong>How Does This Program Work?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    float side, area;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In this program, we have declared <strong>two floating data type<\/strong> variables named <strong>side<\/strong> and <strong>area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Asking for input\n    printf(\"Enter the side of an equilateral triangle: \");\n    scanf(\"%f\", &amp;side);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the user is asked to enter the side of the equilateral triangle. This gets stored in the <strong>side <\/strong>named variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Calculating area of equilateral triangle\n    area = (sqrt(3) \/ 4) * (side * side);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>We calculate the area of the equilateral triangle using the formula: <strong>area = (\u221a3\/4) * (side)<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong>. Here, the <strong>sqrt()<\/strong> function is used to find the square root of a number. It is defined in the <strong>math.h<\/strong> header file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Display result\n    printf(\"Area of the triangle = %.2f\", area);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the area of the equilateral triangle is displayed on the screen using the <strong>printf()<\/strong> function. We have used <strong>%.2f<\/strong> format specifier to limit the area to <strong>2<\/strong> decimal places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope after going through this post, you understand <strong>how to find the area of an equilateral triangle using the C<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any doubt regarding the program, then contact us in\u00a0 the comment section. We will be delighted to assist you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-trapezium\/\">C Program to Find Area of Trapezium<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-calculate-area-of-square\/\">C Program To Calculate Area of Square<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-parallelogram\/\">C Program to Find Area of Parallelogram<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-rectangle\/\">C Program To Calculate Area of Rectangle<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-right-angled-triangle\/\">C Program to Find Area of Right Angled Triangle<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we will learn how to find the area of an equilateral 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