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Altitude of Equilateral Triangle

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February 15, 2009
geometry

Problem Statement

If the altitude of an equilateral triangle is 6 \sqrt {6}, then the area is: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 22<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 23<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 33<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 62<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 12 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 2\sqrt {2} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 2\sqrt {3} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 3\sqrt {3} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 6\sqrt {2} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 12