document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132721>Question 1132721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An equilateral triangle has a side length of 4 ft. What is the area of the triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #749817 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=749817\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw this and the altitude is a perpendicular bisector of the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that right triangle has base 2, alt h and an angle of 60 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin 60=alt/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt(3)/2=alt/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "altitude is 2 sqrt(3) feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area is 1/2 bh=1/2*2sqrt(3)*4=4 sqrt(3) feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the general formula is s^2/4* sqrt(3) </SPAN>\n" );
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