document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134984>Question 1134984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following problem. Be sure to make a diagram of the situation with all the given information labeled. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An equilateral triangle (one with all sides the same length) has an altitude of 12.5 inches. Find the length of the sides. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) <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 #752499 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=752499\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This altitude cuts the triangle into two special right triangles, each with a leg x and hypotenuse 2x.  Then you have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B12.5%5E2=%282x%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B12.5%5E2=%282x%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or you can simply choose the formula if you know it.   The hypotenuse <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is what you are looking for. </SPAN>\n" );
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