triangle ABC below has a right angle C and a height CD. (A height in a triangle connects it vertex and the opposite side, and is
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Answer:
2.4
Step-by-step explanation:
We can see that this is a 3-4-5 right triangle, so side AB is 5 units long.
The area of the triangle is ...
A = 1/2bh = 1/2(3 units)(4 units) = 6 units
This is true also when side AB is the base and CD is the height.
A = 1/2(AB)(CD)
6 = 1/2(5 units)(CD) . . . . . substitute given information
6/2.5 = CD = 2.4 . . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of CD
The length of side CD is 2.4 units.
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In the attached, the height to vertex C is given on the bottom line.
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