A|\
..|.....\ x
..|.........\ D
6|......../....\
..|..../...........\
C|/___________\B
..........8
CD is drawn to the hypotenuse of ABC, waht is the length of AD to the nearest o a centimeter.
Please Explain
Angle D is 90 degrees and is not midpoint
I tried to type the diagram as best as I could
..|.....\ x
..|.........\ D
6|......../....\
..|..../...........\
C|/___________\B
..........8
CD is drawn to the hypotenuse of ABC, waht is the length of AD to the nearest o a centimeter.
Please Explain
Angle D is 90 degrees and is not midpoint
I tried to type the diagram as best as I could
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Since ABC is a right triangle, it ends up being a 6-8-10 Pythagorean Triple (you can verify with the Pythagorean Theorem).
All of these triangles are proportional to each other, so:
H/L = L/S
10/6 = 6/x
10x = 36
x = 3.6
All of these triangles are proportional to each other, so:
H/L = L/S
10/6 = 6/x
10x = 36
x = 3.6