document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870883>Question 870883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The side length of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm. What is the height 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 #525214 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=525214\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of the triangle as two right triangles put together back to back -- each of those triangles would have a hypotenuse of 6 and a base of 3.  You're looking for the third leg.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+=+6%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+=+6%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 9 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sq rt each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height is 5. </SPAN>\n" );
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