Using the formula for the area of the equilateral triangle, we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} A=\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{4}a^2 \\ A=\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{4}(10)^2cm^2\text{ (Replacing)} \\ A=\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{4}(100)^{}cm^2\text{ (Raising 10 to the power of 2)} \\ A=25\sqrt[]{3}\text{ }cm^2\text{(Dividing 100 by 4}) \\ A=43.3\text{ }cm^2\text{ (Multiplying 25 by }\sqrt[]{3}) \\ \text{The answer is 43.3 cm}^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
