What is the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse? The figure is not drawn to scale. Please explain how you solve this. I want to learn how to do this.

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Osman Khalid · Answer 1 · 2018-05-06T08:13:46+0000

Let the length of the altitude be x, then
x / 13 = 11 / x [taking account the similarity of the two formed triangles]
x^2 = 13 x 11 = 143
x = sqrt(143)

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