document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181586>Question 1181586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A candy company has decided to sell candy in a new package that is shaped like a triangular prism. In order to calculate the volume of the package, the area of the base must be determined.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the base of the package is an equilateral triangle with sides 10 centimeters (cm) long, what is the area of the base? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #811869 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=811869\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of an equilateral triangle with side s is (1/2)bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=(s/2)(sqrt(3))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the area is (s^2/4)(sqrt(3)) cm^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or (100/4) sqrt(3) cm^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 25 sqrt(3) cm ^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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