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Question from Gerry, a teacher: How can I find the perimeter (length of side) of an equilateral triangle if the only information I have is the altitude? |
Hi Gerry,
Let a be the altitude and s the side length.
Use Pythagoras theorem for the triangle ABC.
Penny
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