SOLUTION: I have an equilateral triangle that I need to find the area of, but in order to find the area, I need to know the height of the triangle. I don't know how to find the height. Pleas

Question 527689: I have an equilateral triangle that I need to find the area of, but in order to find the area, I need to know the height of the triangle. I don't know how to find the height. Please help me.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I have an equilateral triangle that I need to find the area of, but in order to find the area, I need to know the height of the triangle. I don't know how to find the height. Please help me.
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side length = s
height = any altitude

h = s*sqrt(3)/2
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