SOLUTION: One side of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm. Whats the measure of an altitude of the triangle?

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Question 485705: One side of an equilateral triangle is 6 cm. Whats the measure of an altitude of the triangle?
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If you draw an altitude in an equilateral triangle, you create a 30-60-90 triangle, the sides of which are in proportion:



where is the measure of the hypotenuse of the 30-60-90 triangle, and therefore the measure of the side of the equilateral triangle.

John

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