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

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

anonymous · Answer

help me please @heybhai

mathstudent55 · Answer

It's the geometric mean of the two lengths.

anonymous · Answer

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this is a shortcut method remember whenever u writing a competitive exam .
DB^2=CD*DA
altitude=sqrt(16*25)
=4*5
=20