document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=437545>Question 437545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If i have an equilateral triangle and all the sides are 8 how do i find the height? please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #302684 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=302684\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you make a the apex to bisect the base then it is the height. It divides the triangle into two 30-60-90 triangles. One of those triangles has a hypotenuse of 8 and a base of 4 and a height of 4sqrt(3). Answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All 30-60-90 triangles have a ratio of x, xsqrt(3), 2x for the three sides.<BR>\n" );
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