document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131574>Question 1131574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In triangle ABC, AB= 7, BC= 24, and AC= 25. What is the distance from vertex B to side AC? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #748255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=748255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw your description.  Including altitude from B to AC you can call the left segment along AC as x and the right segment along AC as  25-x.  Let y be the length of the altitude.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just a start:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for the value of y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If substitute for y^2, then ....   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=49%2F25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=49%2F25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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