SOLUTION: find the area of an equilateral triangle with side length of 12cm

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Question 454527: find the area of an equilateral triangle with side length of 12cm
Answer by Gogonati(855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The altitude of equilateral triangle is a perpendicular bisector. Using the Pythagorean Theorem we find out the altitude.
, where h is the altitude. cm.
To find the area we use the formula:, where b is the side length.

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