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To the nearest tenth what is the altitude of an equilateral triangle whose sides measure 43 centimeters?
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An altitude drawn from a vertex to the 3rd side of an equilateral triangle creates two 30-60-90 SPECIAL triangles. 
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document.write( "In THIS case, each of these 2 special triangles will have as its hypotenuse, 43 cm. With the hypotenuse known, the LONGER LEG (opposite the LARGER of the 2 ACUTE angles, or opposite the 60o angle) 
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