document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429483>Question 429483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a 3-4-5 right triangle, find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298283 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the length of the altitude is h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the area of the 3-4-5 triangle is (3*4)/2 = 6 (this works because the triangle is a right triangle). Since h is the height from the hypotenuse, we can express the area in terms of another base (the hypotenuse) and its corresponding height:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+=+%285h%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+=+%285h%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12+=+5h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12+=+5h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+=+12%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+=+12%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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