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What is the area of an equilateral triangle with sides 10 cm and altitude 5 cm

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25cm^2

Explanation:
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User Mwjackson
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Answer:

25 cm^2

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a triangle is
1/2*base*height.

We're given the base and height (altitude) in this question. The base is 10 cm and the height is 5 cm. All we have to do is plug them in to the formula now.


1/2*10*5


1/2*50


25

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