document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507260>Question 507260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Find the exact value of the area an equilateral triangle if the measure of one side is 4. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #340484 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=340484\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can draw an altitude from one vertex to the base. Using the fact that the two triangles are 30-60-90 triangles, you can conclude that the base is 4 (half of it is 2) and the altitude is 2sqrt(3). The area would be 4sqrt(3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or, you could say that the area is 4*4*(sin 60)/2 = 8 sin 60 = 4sqrt(3). </SPAN>\n" );
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