Question 4 of 10 Multiple Choice: Please select the best answer and click "submit."
What is the length of the altitude of the equilateral triangle below?
30°
6
09
a
60° 90°
3
60°
3
O A. 1
OB. 6
O C. 313
OD. 3
O E. 6.13
O F. 27

Option C. 3√3

Step-by-step explanation:

Please see attached photo for brief explanation.

In the attached photo, we obtained the following:

Opposite = a

Adjacent = 3

Hypothenus = 6

Angle θ = 60°

We can obtain the value of 'a' as follow:

Tan θ = Opposite /Adjacent

Tan 60° = a/3

Cross multiply

a = 3 x Tan 60°

But: Tan 60° = √3

a = 3 x Tan 60°

a = 3 x √3

a = 3√3

Therefore, the length of the altitude of the equilateral triangle is 3√3.

a; x = 0.5

step-by-step explanation:

-10x = -5

x = 0.5