SOLUTION: Find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 7, 24, and 25

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Question 432942: Find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides have lengths 7, 24, and 25
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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By similarity of triangles,
7%2Fa+=+25%2F24 ==> a+=+%287%2A24%29%2F25 ==> a+=+168%2F25, or a = 6.72.