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OpenStudy (anonymous):

When an altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle, the lengths of the segments of the hypotenuse are 9 and 36. What is the length of the altitude

OpenStudy (mertsj):

The altitude is the geometric mean between the hypotenuse segments. Write and solve the proportion.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What did you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

trying to figure out how to do the proportion

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Do you know what the geometric mean is?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

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