document.write( "Question 375236: an isosceles triangle with sides 5 and base 8, and I am being told to solve it like so:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h^2+4^2=5^2
\n" ); document.write( "When I tried to solve it myself, I got h^2+16=25\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The solution page gives me:
\n" ); document.write( "h^2=24-16=9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I don't understand what h^2 means, or where the 24 or 9 are coming from. Please help.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"h\" is the height of the triangle.
\n" ); document.write( "Drop a bisector from the vertex of your isoceles triangle to form two right triangles.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2%2B16=25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2=9\"
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