document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897667>Question 897667</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that the area of an equilateral triangle is 192 cm2, find its perimeter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: Your answer must be a number. No arithmetic operations are allowed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you explain to me how I do this exercise? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544242 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=544242\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw equilateral triangle.  Label left and right sides, x; draw altitude and label it, y.  label half of a bottom side as x/2.    The x and y are related by Pythagorean Theorem, as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5E2%2B%28x%2F2%29%5E2=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5E2%2B%28x%2F2%29%5E2=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy%2F2=192 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy%2F2=192\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system for x, and then find 3x.  You should have a value.  The question you have means to report this value of 3x and therefore this value will not have operation symbols.  You still need to use some operation symbols in the problem solving steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not show the steps here, but I found <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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