SOLUTION: An equilateral triangle has a height of 26 cm. What is the length of each side of the triangle, to the nearest inch . Show your work .

Question 898508: An equilateral triangle has a height of 26 cm. What is the length of each side of the triangle, to the nearest inch . Show your work .
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That height cuts the triangle into two special triangles of the 30-60-90 type. Assign a variable to the hypotenuse, example, x; and then the short leg is x/2, which you know based on the special triangle resulting from the equilateral triangle.

, Pythagorean Theorem. x is ALSO the length of one side of the equilateral triangle.

The inches quantity will use 1 inch = 2.54 centimeter, and 100 centimeters = 1 meter.
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