Question

Line segment Y A is an altitude of ΔXYZ. What is the length of Line segment Y A?

5 StartRoot 3 EndRoot units
10 StartRoot 3 EndRoot units
15 units
20 units

Answer 1

A on edge

Explanation:

Answer 2

Plug in the Pythagorean Theorem and you get 5
`√(3)`

Explanation:

We know that 5 is half of ten, so square those two.

a+25=100

a=75

`√(75)`=5
`√(3)`

The answer is A, 5
`√(3)`.

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