SOLUTION: Find a formula for the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs have lengths of A and B.

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Question 576622: Find a formula for the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs have lengths of A and B.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, richard1234:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2+b^2=c^2
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c^2-a^2=b^2

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let h be the altitude to the hypotenuse. Using the area for a triangle, we have

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By the Pythagorean theorem, so