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3 years ago

Find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse. Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if needed.

Mathematics

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SVEN [57.7K]3 years ago

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To solve this, it might be easier to draw it out (see the picture below). I split it into two triangles and used trig functions to find the altitude. I used the big triangle to find theta, and the used theta to find the side of the altitude. *remember that sine= opposite/hypotenuse*

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