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prealgebra senior

Problem

If altitude is centimeters, what is the number of square centimeters in the area of ?

problem
Solution
From 30-60-90 right triangle with hypotenuse and shorter leg , we have .

From 30-60-90 triangle with shorter leg and longer leg , we have . Since , we have . Therefore, the area of is
Final answer
2\sqrt{3}