Question

In right triangle ABC , altitude CD with length h, is drawn to its hypotenuse. We also know AD=4 and BD=16. What is the length of AC?

Answer 1

In the right triangle, the length of AC is 8 units

How to find the length

The length of AC of the right triangle is solved using similar triangle relation as it relates to right triangles

The relation is as follows

4 / h = h / 16

h² = 16 * 4

h² = 64

h = √64

h = 8