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Question 570090: I am so lost. How do I find the height of an equilateral triangle where all the sides measure 16 cm. Ive tried using the area formula but changing the result to equaling h but its just not clicking in my head right now. Help? Please? Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! half the base equals 8
a^2+b^2=c^2
8^2+b^2=16^2
64+b^2=256
b^2=256-64
b^2=192
b=sqrt 192
b=13.9 or 14
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