document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112156>Question 1112156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the apothem and area of a regular triangle with a side length of 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Apothem of a regular triangle is   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28s%2Asqrt%283%29%2F6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28s%2Asqrt%283%29%2F6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  where s is the length of each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Apothem = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+17%2Asqrt%283%29%2F6+=+4.9075+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+17%2Asqrt%283%29%2F6+=+4.9075+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt%283%29%2F4+%2A+s%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt%283%29%2F4+%2A+s%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   where s is the length of each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can calculate it to find  it is 125.14 sq units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the apothem to find the area:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The apothem can also be used to find the area:   Area = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F2%29%2Aap+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F2%29%2Aap+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   where a=apothem, p=perimeter\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F2%29%2A4.9075%2A%283%2A17%29+=+125.14++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F2%29%2A4.9075%2A%283%2A17%29+=+125.14++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sq units  </SPAN>\n" );
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