SOLUTION: Find the altitude of the longest side of a triangle with sides of 12, 10, and 8.
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Question 388627: Find the altitude of the longest side of a triangle with sides of 12, 10, and 8.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By Heron's formula, the area of the triangle is
The altitude of the longest side is the one which is perpendicular to the segment with length 12. Thus,
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