document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=774197>Question 774197</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An equilateral triangle has an altitude of 6 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) Find the length of one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) Find the area\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My instructor said to use special triangle proportions to solve it ? Help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #472097 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=472097\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In an equilateral triangle the altitude h = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%283%29a%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%283%29a%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where a is the length of the side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29%2Aa%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29%2Aa%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29a=+2%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29a=+2%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2A6%29%2Fsqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2A6%29%2Fsqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Asqrt%283%29%2Asqrt%283%29%2A3%29%2Fsqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Asqrt%283%29%2Asqrt%283%29%2A3%29%2Fsqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=6sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=6sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of triangle = 1/2 * base * height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "base = a=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = 1/2 * 6*6<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=18<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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