document.write( "Question 1127346: The base of a right triangle is 2 sqrt 2cm. If the medians to the equal sides intersect at right angles, then the height of the triangle, in cm, is... \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #743796 by ikleyn(52908) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "The base of a right triangle is 2 sqrt 2cm. If the medians to the equal sides intersect at right angles, then the height of the triangle, in cm, is... \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I read the condition word after word as it is written and posted:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " \". . . a right triangle . . . \"\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Wikipedia says\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " A right triangle (American English) or right-angled triangle (British English) is a triangle \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " in which one angle is a right angle (that is, a 90-degree angle).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " \". . . the medians to the equal sides . . . \"\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, the condition talks about a right angled triangle with equal legs, which is, hence, an isosceles right-angled triangle.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " . . . right triangle . . . the medians to the equal sides intersect at right\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I edited the grammar a bit, but it is not of great significance.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Of GREAT SIGNIFICANCE is the fact that such a triangle with this description DOES NOT EXIST and CAN NOT EXIST.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "And now everything stands on their right places: you don't know NEITHER English NOR Math.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It now becomes clear.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Unclear is only one thing: with these skills, why do you try to create your own problem in Math using English.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |