SOLUTION: The altitude of equilateral triangle measures eight sqrt three. What is the length of one side?

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Question 938205: The altitude of equilateral triangle measures eight sqrt three. What is the length of one side?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The altitude and half of one side make up a right triangle that has a hypotenuse equal to the length of a side.
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
%28S%2F2%29%5E2%2B%288sqrt%283%29%29%5E2=S%5E2
S%5E2%2F4%2B192=S%5E2
%283%2F4%29S%5E2=192%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7BS%5E2=256
S=16