SOLUTION: Hello, I need help finding the length of an altitude of an equailateral triangle if the length of a side is 6 units. Thank you

Question 70608: Hello,

I need help finding the length of an altitude of an equailateral triangle if the length of a side is 6 units.

Thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cut the length of the base in half, since the height bisects the base. Now you will have a triangle of a base of 3 units and a hypotenuse of 6 units. Now use pythagorean's theorem to find the height.

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