SOLUTION: The altitude of equilateral triangle measures eight sqrt three. What is the length of one side?
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Question 938205: The altitude of equilateral triangle measures eight sqrt three. What is the length of one side?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The altitude and half of one side make up a right triangle that has a hypotenuse equal to the length of a side.
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
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