SOLUTION: What is the length of the altitude of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 6, 8, and 10.

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Question 394036: What is the length of the altitude of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 6, 8, and 10.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let h = altitude to the hypotenuse.
Then area of triangle = %2810h%29%2F2+=+%286%2A8%29%2F2
==> 5h = 24 ==> h = 24/5.