SOLUTION: I have an equilateral triangle that I need to find the area of, but in order to find the area, I need to know the height of the triangle. I don't know how to find the height. Pleas

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Question 527689: I have an equilateral triangle that I need to find the area of, but in order to find the area, I need to know the height of the triangle. I don't know how to find the height. Please help me.
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I have an equilateral triangle that I need to find the area of, but in order to find the area, I need to know the height of the triangle. I don't know how to find the height. Please help me.
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side length = s
height = any altitude
h%5E2+=+s%5E2+-+%28s%2F2%29%5E2+=+3s%5E2%2F4
h = s*sqrt(3)/2
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Area+=+b%2Ah%2F2+=+s%5E2%2Asqrt%283%29%2F4