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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)
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18 inches
18 inches

9 inches
9 inches

183–√ inches

18 Start Root 3 End Root inches

36 inches

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Split the equilateral triangle into two 30-60-90 right triangles. With hypotenuse 36, the shorter leg is half the side = 18, so the longer leg (altitude) = 18√3.

Answer: 18√3 inches.