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prealgebra senior

Problem

The isosceles triangle and the square shown here have the same area in square units. What is the height of the triangle, , in terms of the side length of the square, ?

problem
Solution
The area of the square is . Since the sides of the square all have the same length, the base of the triangle is (for the height drawn). Therefore, the area of the triangle is . Since these areas are equal, we have Dividing both sides by and multiplying both sides by 2 gives .
Final answer
2s