document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877656>Question 877656</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You bend a drinking straw into the shape of an equilateral triangle. Each side is 4.5 cm long. How long is the straw </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534988 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jackspratt999><B>jackspratt999(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jackspratt999><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=jackspratt999><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534988\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok.   the triangle being equilateral means every side is equal t 4.5cm. As a triangle has 3 sides, simply times 4.5 by 3, giving you 13.5cm. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the straw is 13.5cm </SPAN>\n" );
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