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document.write( "side of an equilateral triangle measures 10 inches
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document.write( "Let x represent the height. Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
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document.write( "5^2 + x^2 = 10^2
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document.write( "25 + x^2 = 100
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document.write( "x^2 = 75  Note: negative solution is extraneous for length
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