SOLUTION: The altitude of a triangle is 4 meters. Express the base b as a function of the hypotenuse h and state the domain.

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Question 1051065: The altitude of a triangle is 4 meters. Express the base b as a function of the hypotenuse h and state the domain.
Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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The altitude of a triangle is 4 meters. Express the base b as a function of the hypotenuse h and state the domain.
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Not enough info, or incorrect using the terms, or doesn't make sense.
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Your formulation is extremely bad. 

1.  If the triangle is right-angled, then the first phrase must be: "In an right-angled triangle, . . . "


2.  If the triangle is right-angled, then its sides containing the right angle are called "legs". 
    In a right-angled triangle they never are called "base".
    In an right-angled triangle they never are called "altitude".

    In an right-angled triangle the "altitude" is the perpendicular from the vertex drawn to the hypotenuse.

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Probably, you are seeking for b = sqrt%28h%5E2-4%5E2%29.
But with such formulation I can not be confident in anything.