document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826800>Question 826800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the area of an equilateral triangle if the perimeter is 18cm? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498263 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498263\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> each side is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "drop a line from the top angle to the base forming  a right triangle with base 3 and hypotenuse 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the height is 3 sqrt(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3^2+h^2=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2=3*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=3sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 b*h=1/2*3*3*sqrt(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9/2 sqrt(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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