document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1011926>Question 1011926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An equilateral triangle has 27 cm.  What is its area? Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #627750 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=627750\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each side is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27%2F3=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27%2F3=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An altitude separates two congruent special right triangles.  The altitude serves as height and the hypotenuse is also 9 cm.  The short leg will be half the hypotenuse, or  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want an area   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%281%2F2%29%289%2F2%29%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%281%2F2%29%289%2F2%29%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  using y as the altitude.  The factor 2 is used on the far left because TWO of the special 30-60-90 right triangles make your given one equilateral triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find y using pythagorean theorem formula.<BR>\n" );
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