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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 50 and the short leg is 30, find the projection of the leg onto the hypotenuse
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The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 50 and the short leg is 30, find the projection of the leg onto the hypotenuse

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Consider the attached figure. All the triangles shown are similar, so

CB/CA = CD/CB
30/50 = projection/30
projection = 30^2/50
projection = 18
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 50 and the short leg is 30, find the projection-example-1
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