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Find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse.the triangle is not drawn to scale

Find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse.the triangle is not drawn-example-1
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Answer:

4√5

Explanation:

Let's call it x

According to Euclidean theorem x^2 = 5×16

x^2= 80 and

x = 4√5

Find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse.the triangle is not drawn-example-1
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