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Use what you know about the relationships in 30-60-90 right triangles to solve the following problem. A stained-glass window is in the shape of an equilateral triangle with sides that are 36 inches long. How long is the perpendicular bisector of any side?(1 point)
Responses

36 inches
36 inches

9 inches
9 inches

18 inches
18 inches

183–√ inches

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
When you draw the perpendicular bisector (altitude) it splits the equilateral triangle into two 30–60–90 triangles. The short leg is half the side = 36/2 = 18, so the altitude (long leg) = 18√3.

Answer: 18√3 inches.