document.write( "Question 579681: What is the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 10, 24, and 26? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "     AC = 10, BC = 24, AB = 26\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Draw altitude CD:\r\n" );
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document.write( "       ᐃABC ∼ ᐃACD ∼ ᐃCBD\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore \r\n" );
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document.write( "            = \r\n" );
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document.write( "        26·CD = 24·10\r\n" );
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document.write( "        26·CD = 240\r\n" );
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document.write( "           CD = \r\n" );
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document.write( "           CD =  or about 9.231    \r\n" );
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