An equiangular triangle has one side of length six inches. What is the height of the triangle, drawn from that side, to the near
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Answer:
5.2 in
Step-by-step explanation:
An equiangular triangle is also equilateral. All sides will be 6 inches, and the height line will be a perpendicular bisector of the side.
Using trig, the height is ...
(3 in)tan(60°) = 3√3 in ≈ 5.2 in
Using the Pythagorean theorem, ...
h² = 6² -3² = 27
h = √27 ≈ 5.2 . . . inches
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