SOLUTION: An equilateral triangle has an altitude of 6 cm
1) Find the length of one side
2) Find the area
My instructor said to use special triangle proportions to solve it ? Help
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Question 774197: An equilateral triangle has an altitude of 6 cm
1) Find the length of one side
2) Find the area
My instructor said to use special triangle proportions to solve it ? Help
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In an equilateral triangle the altitude h = where a is the length of the side
6=
a=
a=
Area of triangle = 1/2 * base * height
base = a=
h=6
area = 1/2 * 6*6
=18
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