Question

EASY QUICK POINTS!!!! Find the altitude of an equilateral triangle if each side of the triangle has the length of 6 meters!!!

Answer 1

5.20 to the nearest hundredth.

Explanation:

The altitude line bisects the base of the triangle to form 2 right angled triangles with hypotenuse = 6 and the base = 3.

So, by the Pythagoras theorem the altitude is calculated as follows:

6^2 = 3^2 + x^2

x^2 = 36 - 9 = 27

x = √27

= 5.20 to the nearest hundredth.