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In a right angled triangle, the lengths of two sides other than the hypotenuse are 18cm and 24 cm. Find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse. |
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Answer» Answer: let the triangle be abc... so by PYTHAGORAS' theorem we have.... (AC) ^2 = (AB) ^2+(BC) ^2... (AC) ^2= 324+576.. (AC)^2= 900... AC=√900... So AC = 30cm. |
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