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Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AB = 24

and AD = 8, what is the length of AC?

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Answer:

The answer is 72 cm.

Explanation:

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Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AB = 24 and AD-example-1
Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AB = 24 and AD-example-2
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