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The length of the altitude is
Explanation:
Let ABC be an equilateral triangle.
It has sides of length 16 cm
Let AD be the altitude of the triangle.
We need to determine the length of an altitude.
Let AC = 16 cm and CD = 8 cm
Let us consider the right angled triangle ADC
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have,
Substituting the values, we get,
The length of the altitude is
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Explanation:
We're given the height in relation to base BC, so we need to find the length of this base. This is the same as finding the distance from B to C.
Turn to the distance formula
Coincidentally, the base and height are the same. This won't always be the case.
Now we can find the area of the triangle
The area of the triangle is 1 square unit.
See diagram below.