Question

Anybody please help!!!!! When an altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle, the lengths of the segments of the hypotenuse are 4 and 9. What is the length of the altitude?

9
13
4
6

Answer 1

@saifoo.khan

Answer 2

or @Callisto please help. I am desperate lol

Answer 3

Im thinking that it is 6

Answer 4

This theorem tells how to set up an equation to solve for the altitutde:

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