Question

When an altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle, the lengths of the segments of the hypotenuse are 16 and 25. What is the length of the altitude?

41

50

25

20

Answer 1

Theorem:
If an altitude of a right triangle is drawn to the hypotenuse of the right triangle, the length of the altitude is the geometric mean of the lengths of the segments of the hypotenuse.

Answer 2

So you add then divide by 2?

Answer 3

or just add?

Answer 4

16 is to x as x is to 25 where x is the length of the atititude