document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1150800>Question 1150800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Land in the shape of an isosceles triangle has a base of 130 m. An altitude from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the vertex of one of the base angles of the triangle is 120 m. What is the area<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can equate the area as follows\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set (1)  = (2)      and solve for the side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute\r<BR>\n" );
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