document.write( "Question 485705: One side of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm. Whats the measure of an altitude of the triangle? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you draw an altitude in an equilateral triangle, you create a 30-60-90 triangle, the sides of which are in proportion:\r
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is the measure of the hypotenuse of the 30-60-90 triangle, and therefore the measure of the side of the equilateral triangle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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