SOLUTION: What is the altitude of a triangle where all sides equal 1 inch?

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Question 497817: What is the altitude of a triangle where all sides equal 1 inch?
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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This would be an equilateral triangle, when you drop an altitude from one vertex to the opposite base you are forming a 30 -60 -90 tringle.
If we let s represent the side, the formula to find the side opposite the 60 degree angle, which is what you are looking for, will be sqrt%283%29/2 * s.
So if s = one inch, the altitude will be sqrt%283%29/2 inches.
Cleomenius.