document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=948931>Question 948931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the height of an equilateral triangle with sides that are 12 cm long?  Round to the nearest tenth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 6 cm   b. 10.4 cm    c. 8.5 cm     d. 6.9 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A courtyard is shaped like a square with 250-ft-long sides.  What is the distance from one corner of the courtyard to the opposite corner? Round to the nearest tenth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 353.6 ft      b. 500 ft     c. 433 ft      d. 176.8 ft\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 #579230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A.) The height of an equilateral triangle forms a right triangle with one side as the hypotenuse and half of one side as a leg. The height is the other leg, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is 1/2 length of side =1/2(12 cm)=6cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the height b=h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c is the hypotenuse, one of the sides=12cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286+cm%29%5E2%2Bh%5E2=%2812+cm%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286+cm%29%5E2%2Bh%5E2=%2812+cm%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36+sq+cm+%2B+h%5E2=144+sq+cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36+sq+cm+%2B+h%5E2=144+sq+cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtract 36 sq cm from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%5E2=108+cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%5E2=108+cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Find square root of each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=10.4 cm ANSWER: The height is 10.4 cm. Answer B is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.) s=length of side; d=diagonal<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=1.414%28250+ft%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=1.414%28250+ft%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=353.6 feet ANSWER: The length of the diagonal is 353.6 feet. Answer A is correct.<BR>\n" );
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