Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use the geometric mean theorem:
The altitude on the hypotenuse is the geometric mean of the two segments it creates.
In your triangle, the altitude is XY and the segments are VY and WY.
What is 1/8 - 7/8 ? ( its a fraction)
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Method 1.
Look at the picture 1.
We have:
Picture 2.
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Method 2. (Picture 3)
ΔLOM and ΔMON are isosceles triangles. Therefore the two angles opposite the legs are equal.
The sum of the internal angles in each triangle is 180°. Thereofre in ΔLMN we have:
