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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the length of the altitude in an equilateral triangle with a side length of 18.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Have you tried drawing it? A drawing often helps.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's a 30-60-90 triangle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

altitude being the hypotenuse it's 18 root 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so would it be 9 to the square root of 3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh yes sry my bad

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your ok Thanks!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks mate :D

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is that the answer cuz it wasn't one of my 4 multiple choices.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You stated above that the answer was "9 to the square root of 3." I think you meant "9 times the square root 3", which is correct and is the same as my answer. It's clearer below: \(9\sqrt{3} \)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[h=18 \text{ Sin}[60{}^{\circ}]=9 \sqrt{3}=15.59 \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OK

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