document.write( "Question 1159252: A traffic yield sign is in the shape of an equilateral triangle. If each side is 36 inches, what is the height of the sign to the nearest tenth of an inch?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "D. 31.2 in\r
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\n" ); document.write( "the height divides an equilateral triangle into two congruent right triangles where the height and \"1%2F2\" of side are legs and the length of hypotenuse is equal to the length of side\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using Pythagorean theorem, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2=+36%5E2-%2836%2F2%29%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2=+1296-324\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2=+972\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=+sqrt%28972%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=+18sqrt%283%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=31.2\" inches\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer is: D. \"31.2in\"\r
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