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The legs of a right triangle have lengths of 3 and 4. What is the length, to the nearest tenth, of the altitude to the hypotenuse?

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a² + b² = c²
9 + 16 = c²
25 = c²
5 = c
The lenght of the hypotenuse is 5
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