Integer triangle common divisor. Integer triangles with a 60° angle can also be generated by with coprime integers "m", "n" with 0 < "n" < "m" (the angle of 60° is opposite to the side of length "a"). From here, all primitive solutions can be obtained by dividing "a", "b", and "c" by their greatest common divisor (e.g. an equilateral triangle solution is obtained by taking "m" = 2 and "n" = 1, but this produces "a" = "b" = "c" = 3, which is not a primitive solution). See also More precisely, If formula_109, then formula_110, otherwise formula_111. Two different pairs
Equilateral triangle with each end of the line segment An alternative method is to draw a circle with radius "r", place the point of the compass on the circle and draw another circle with the same radius. The two circles will intersect in two points. An equilateral triangle can be constructed by taking the two centers of the circles and either of the points of intersection. In both methods a by-product is the formation of vesica piscis. The proof that the resulting figure is an equilateral triangle is the first proposition in Book I of Euclid's "Elements". The area formula formula_43 in