document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448408>Question 448408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the area of an equilateral triangle with side length 2 radical 3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #308535 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=308535\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you construct  an altitude of the triangle it divides the triangle into two equal 30-60-90 triangles. 30-60-90 triangles have side in this proportion 1:sqrt(3):2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the hypotenuse is 2sqrt(3) then the base is sqrt(3) and the altitude is sqrt(3)*sqrt(3)=3 of one of the 30-60-90 triangles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".5*2sqrt(3)*3=3sqrt(3) Area of the equilateral triangle<BR>\n" );
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