SOLUTION: Th base of an isosceles triangle is 2 root2 cm. If the medians to the equal sides intersect at right angles, then the height of the triangle, in cm, is
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Question 1127415: Th base of an isosceles triangle is 2 root2 cm. If the medians to the equal sides intersect at right angles, then the height of the triangle, in cm, is Answer by ikleyn(52792) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! . The base of an isosceles triangle is 2 root2 cm.
If the medians to the equal sides intersect at right angle, then the height of the triangle, in cm, is
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The two intersecting medians and the base of the given triangle form an isosceles right triangle with the hypotenuse of centimeters.
Hence, the altitude of this isosceles right triangle drawn to its hypotenuse is exactly HALF of the base, i.e. centimeters.
Next, the length of this altitude is exactly one third of the height of the given triangle;
so, the height of the given isosceles triangle is centimeters. ANSWER
Solved.
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I am glad that you seriously took my criticism of the previous version of this problem, which was presented incorrectly