document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=576622>Question 576622</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a formula for the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs have lengths of A and B. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #369980 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=369980\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let h be the altitude to the hypotenuse. Using the area for a triangle, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{AB}{2} = \frac{Ch}{2} \Rightarrow AB = Ch \Rightarrow h = \frac{AB}{C}\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the Pythagorean theorem, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE C = \sqrt{A^2 + B^2}\"> so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE h = \frac{AB}{\sqrt{A^2 + B^2}}\"> </SPAN>\n" );
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