SOLUTION: how do i find the height of a equilateral triangle with the given side of 29 inches

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Question 863109: how do i find the height of a equilateral triangle with the given side of 29 inches
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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The height and half the base and one side form a right triangle
The side is 29 1/2 the base is 14.5
We want to find h
29^2=14.5^2+h^2
h = 25.1147