document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40531>Question 40531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to find the altitude of a triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bottom  is 10, the two sides going up to the point are 13.  I cannot figure out how to do this. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried sqrt13^2 = sqrt13^2 + sqrt10^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 169 = 169 + 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But I don't think this is right.  I tried another problem similar to it that I have the correct answer to and I cannot come up with that answer so I know I'm not doing this one right.  Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25940 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25940\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw the triangle out on a piece of paper. You can bisect it to get a right triangle! The right triangle's leg are now: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .... the hypotenuse is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+%2B+25+=+169 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+%2B+25+=+169\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > there is your altitude! </SPAN>\n" );
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