document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962801>Question 962801</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the height of a triangle if the base is 10 cm and both sides are 13 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In the given triangle AB=AC=13 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base BC=10 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BD=DC=BC/2=5 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using Pythagoras theorem,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AD=&#8730;AC^2-DC^2=&#8730;13^2-5^2=&#8730;169-25=&#8730;144=12 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of the triangle is 12 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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