document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179005>Question 1179005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An A-frame tent is in the shape of an isosceles triangle. (An isosceles triangle has two equal sides.) The base of the triangle is 7 ft. and the two congruent sides are each 6 ft. What is the height of the tent? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #808487 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=808487\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The perpendicular drawn to the base bisects the side in an isoscles triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6^2 = (3.5)^2 +h^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6^2 -3.5^2 - h^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23.75 =h^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h=4.87 ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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