Question

Find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse. The triangle is not drawn to scale.

Answer 1

try seting up an useful proportion (similar triangles)

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

see

Answer 4

what? @aajugdar

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

\(h = \sqrt{5*26}\)

Answer 7

I got 11.4? @ganeshie8

Answer 8

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

Answer 9

yeah i am looking too :D

Answer 10

okay haha i was confused @aajugdar

Answer 11

:) thats right

Answer 12

yeah he is right
thats final answer

Answer 13

not an option...

Answer 14

what are the options

Answer 15

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

Answer 16

idk now the time ran up on the assignment

Answer 17

well

Answer 18

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

Answer 19

okay.... well thanks guys!