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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question is \"if the area of an equilateral triangle is 100in squared then what would the length of one of the sides be?\" I have tried many different way to solve it and I can't get the answer right no matter how I try to solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97969 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97969\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the altitude of an equilateral triangle forms a 30-60-90 right triangle with one of the sides and half the base\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if x equals a side, the altitude is equal to (x/2)(sqrt(3))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the area is (1/2)(x)(x/2)(sqrt(3))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^2/4)(sqrt(3))=100 __ x^2=400/(sqrt(3)) __ x=sqrt(400/(sqrt(3))) </SPAN>\n" );
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