document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135399>Question 135399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The entrance to a tent is the shape of an equilateral triangle. If the base of the tent is 18 feet wide, then how tall is the tent? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the equilateral triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a perpendicular bisector from the top vertex to the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You now have two right triangles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to solve for the height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 + 9^2 = 18^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 18^2 - 9^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 243<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = sqrt243 = 15.59 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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