document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064074>Question 1064074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> &#916;ABC has vertices at A(8,3), B(7,5), and C(2,4). Point D, located on AC¯ at approximately (6.7,3.22), is the intersection of the altitude drawn from B to AC¯.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&#916;ABC has vertices at A(8,3), B(7,5), and C(2,4). Point D, located on AC¯ at approximately (6.7,3.22), is the intersection of the altitude drawn from B to AC¯.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Just calculate the length of AC, the base, using the distance formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the length of the altitude, or BD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, take half the product of AC and BD, since the area of a triangle is calculated as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29+%2A+base+%2A+height ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29+%2A+base+%2A+height\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's all.......nothing too COMPLEX and/or CONFUSING. </SPAN>\n" );
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