document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385142>Question 385142</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tell whether the triangle is a right triangle. If so, find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse. Round decimal answers to the nearest tenth. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Side AB-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Side BC-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Side CA-4root13 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Side AB-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Side BC-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Side CA-4root13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4*sqrt(13) is the longest side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the triangle is a right triangle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4sqrt(13))^2 = 8^2 + 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*13 = 64 + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not possible to tell if 8 or 13 is the altitude to the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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