Describe how the height of an equilateral triangle with side length s is found

What will be an ideal response?


If you drop a perpendicular bisector from one vertex of the equilateral triangle to the opposite

side you have a special 30°–60° right triangle. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to see:

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Simplify the complex rational expression.

A.
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D. x + 

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Solve for the variable.x - x = 2

A. x = 14 B. x = -16 C. x = 16 D. x = -14

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Perform the indicated operation and round as indicated.  hundredths

A. 0.72  B. 0.02  C. 0.07 D. 0.22 

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Determine the coordinates of the points shown. Tell in which quadrant the point lies. Assume the coordinates are integers.

A. (1, 6); quadrant I B. (1, 6); quadrant II C. (1, 3); quadrant II D. (1, 3); quadrant I

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