document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=761049>Question 761049</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the length of  altitude of an equilateral triangle of side 36 cm each?<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 #463001 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><B>Cromlix(4381)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><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=Cromlix><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=463001\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Drawing an altitude from the middle of one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the sides of the equilateral triangle to a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex creates a right angled triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base = 36/2 = 18 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = 36cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36^2 - 18^2 = altitude^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Altitude^2 = 972<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Altitude = 31.2 (1 decimal place)<BR>\n" );
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