SOLUTION: What is the height of an equilateral triangle with sides that are 12 cm long? 6 cm 10.4 cm 8.5 cm 6.9 cm

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Question 599594: What is the height of an equilateral triangle with sides that are 12 cm long?
6 cm
10.4 cm
8.5 cm
6.9 cm

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given an equilateral triangle with side length 's', the height h is



In this problem, s = 12, so....









So the approximate answer is choice B) 10.4 cm

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