Question

What are the values of a and b?
a=9/2, b=15/2
a=15/2, b=9/2
a=16/3, b=15/2
a=9/2, b=13/2

Answer 1

The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the geometric mean of the two hypotenuse segments. Write and solve that proportion.

Answer 2

I'm sorry but I don't know how to do that...

Answer 3

a/6=6/8

Answer 4

so a=0.75?

Answer 5

Did you cross multiply and solve?

Answer 6

nevermind a=9/2

Answer 7

Good job

Answer 8

okay now how to I find b?

Answer 9

Have you heard of the Pythagorean Theorem?

Answer 10

yeah

Answer 11

That would work in this case.

Answer 12

okay so 9/2^2+6^2
20 1/4+36=56 1/4
idk what I did wrong but thats not an answer choice

Answer 13

81/4+36=
81/4+144/4=
225/4=b^2

Answer 14

15/2?

Answer 15

Very good

Answer 16

Thanks

Answer 17

yw