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Given the right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AD=3 and DC=12 , what is the length of BD?
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Given the right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AD=3 and DC=12 , what is the length of BD?

Given the right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AD=3 and-example-1
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Using pythagoras theorem

[tex]\begin{gathered} Hp^2=opp^2+adj^2 \\ Using\text{ Hence the value of x = 6
Given the right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AD=3 and-example-1
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