document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=814752>Question 814752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sides of an isosceles triangle are 27, 27, and 12yd long. What is the area of the triangle?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do not round any intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest tenth. i need help on how to solve this step by step </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #490549 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=490549\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sides of an isosceles triangle are 27, 27, and 12yd long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What is the area of the triangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to find the height of the triangle to find the area<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the triangle, with the base as 12 yd, draw the height, a perpendicular line from the center of the base, bisecting the top angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that you have two right triangles,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one leg is half the base, 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one leg is the height h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one side is the hypotenuse, 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using pythag<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2 + h^2 = 27^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 + h^2 = 729<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 729 - 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 693<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28693%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28693%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the height of the triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >b*h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2Asqrt%28693%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2Asqrt%28693%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using your calc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 157.949<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 157.9 sq/yds </SPAN>\n" );
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