Q: What is the equivalent width of this weak absorption line? The width of the line is about 0.3 Angstroms, and depth is about 7000 units, so area = (1/2) * (base) * (height) = (1/2) * (0.3 Ang) * (7000 units) = 1,050 Angstrom*units. Since the height of the equiv-width rectangle must be about 10,000 units, its width must be 1,050 Angstrom*units width = ---------------------- 10,000 units = 0.105 Angstroms