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Can someone help me figure out the reasoning and the answer please explain ?

Can someone help me figure out the reasoning and the answer please explain ?-example-1
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1. You can divide the triangle shown in the figure attached in two right triangles with the length MR=8√3 and RO=8√3

2. Let's choose one of the triangles and then we must apply the Pythagorean Theorem, as below:

h²=a²+ b² ⇒ a=√ h²-b²

h: hypotenuse (the opposite side of the right angle and the longest side of the triangle
).
a and b: legs (the sides that form the right angle).

3.
We want to find one of the legs (The height NR), so we have:

h²=a² + b²
a²=h²-b²
a=√ h²-b²
a=√((16√3)²-(8√3 )²)
a=NR=8√3

Then, the answer is: The height of the triangle is NR=
8√3 units
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