UmmmHELP Group Title Find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse. The triangle is not drawn to scale. one year ago one year ago

1. UmmmHELP Group Title

2. ganeshie8 Group Title

try seting up an useful proportion (similar triangles)

3. UmmmHELP Group Title

um? how do you do that..like I said in the last one I am REALLY bad at this section

4. aajugdar Group Title

see

5. UmmmHELP Group Title

what? @aajugdar

6. ganeshie8 Group Title

ok, here il tell you a shortcut : height of altitude = geometric mean of hypotenuse segments.

7. ganeshie8 Group Title

$$h = \sqrt{5*26}$$

8. UmmmHELP Group Title

I got 11.4? @ganeshie8

9. UmmmHELP Group Title

@aajugdar what do you mean see? you posted that a few mins ago

10. aajugdar Group Title

yeah i am looking too :D

11. UmmmHELP Group Title

okay haha i was confused @aajugdar

12. ganeshie8 Group Title

:) thats right

13. aajugdar Group Title

yeah he is right thats final answer

14. UmmmHELP Group Title

not an option...

15. aajugdar Group Title

what are the options

16. genius12 Group Title

11.4. You can use the geometric mean method that @ganeshie8 suggested or you can make a system of equations and solve for a.

17. UmmmHELP Group Title

idk now the time ran up on the assignment

18. aajugdar Group Title

well

19. genius12 Group Title

If 11.4 is not an option then that might mean that the options are in exact form. Is this the option then:$\sqrt{130}$ @UmmmHELP

20. UmmmHELP Group Title

okay.... well thanks guys!