document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=819918>Question 819918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sides of an isosceles triangle are 29, 29, and 22m long. What is the area of the triangle?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #493282 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=493282\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The altitude divides the isosceles triangle into two right triangles in which base is 11 m and hypotenuse is 29 m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find altitude:  Altitude is a leg of each right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=sqrt%2829%5E2-11%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=sqrt%2829%5E2-11%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of the two right triangles:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A%281%2F2%2911%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A%281%2F2%2911%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%2Aa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%2Aa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2811%2Asqrt%2829%5E2-11%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2811%2Asqrt%2829%5E2-11%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just compute that. </SPAN>\n" );
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