document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936816>Question 936816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the length of the altitude of an equilateral triangle whose side lengths measure 5 units? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #570290 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=570290\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The altitude cuts the equilateral triangle into two congruent 30-60-90 special triangles, and their hypotenuse is 5 units, and either short leg is 2.5 units.  That's because the altitude cuts one of the sides into two equal parts, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F2=2.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F2=2.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem to find the altitude.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "altitude is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28sqrt%283%29%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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