document.write( "Question 1196423: Let A=(6,0), B=(0,8), and C=(0,0). In triangle, ABC let F be the point of intersection of the altitude drawn from C to side AB.
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  • red angle + blue angle = 90 degrees
  • This fact allows us to prove the red angles are the same, and the blue angles are the same; therefore, the three right triangles (ABC, CBF, ACF) are similar triangles
  • the equation of line AB is 4x+3y = 24
  • the equation of line CF is -3x+4y = 0
  • Use those two equations to find the location of point F
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