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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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36 inches
36 inches

18 inches
18 inches

183–√ inches

18 Start Root 3 End Root inches

9 inches
9 inches
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
18√3 inches

Reason: Cutting the equilateral triangle in half gives a 30-60-90 right triangle with hypotenuse 36, short leg 18, and long leg (altitude) 18√3.