SOLUTION: The sides of a triangle are 14cm,48cm and 50cm. The perpendicular distance from the longest side to the midpoint of the shortest side is, in cm...
a)7 b)7 3/25 c)6 18/25
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a)7 b)7 3/25 c)6 18/25
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Question 1127343: The sides of a triangle are 14cm,48cm and 50cm. The perpendicular distance from the longest side to the midpoint of the shortest side is, in cm...
a)7 b)7 3/25 c)6 18/25 d)6 7/25 e)6 Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is twice a 7-24-25 right triangle, so the altitude is the shortest side.
The only place a perpendicular may be dropped from the longest side to the shortest side is at the angle where the two join. The distance then to the midpoint is half of 14 or seven. A
