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OpenStudy (a1234):

Find the altitude of the isosceles triangle.

OpenStudy (a1234):

|dw:1443668667881:dw| Is it 6.41 meters?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1443668864244:dw|

OpenStudy (a1234):

Yes, I used cotangent.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you got a calculator with cotangent on it?

OpenStudy (a1234):

No, I divided 1 by cot37.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\tan(37)=\frac{x}{8.5}\\ x=8.5\tan(37)\]

OpenStudy (a1234):

Both of them work, I guess. So is 6.41 correct?

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