First, if the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides the hypotenuse into two segments with lengths of 9 in

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kolbaska11 [484]

3 years ago

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First, if the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides the hypotenuse into two segments with lengths of 9 in

ches and 17 inches, what is the exact length of the altitude?

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Serhud [2] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-03T19:17:14+03:00

Serhud [2]3 years ago

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A right triangle base in your question, its hypotenuse is divided in to two line segment by a line of altitude and those segment are measured as 9 inches and 17 inches, so base on my calculation the exact length of the altitude is 3*sqrt(17)