SOLUTION: What is the length of the altitude of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 6, 8, and 10.

SOLUTION: What is the length of the altitude of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 6, 8, and 10.

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Question 394036: What is the length of the altitude of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 6, 8, and 10.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let h = altitude to the hypotenuse.
Then area of triangle =
==> 5h = 24 ==> h = 24/5.
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