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Triangle PRT - status, TS - its higher. Based on the data in the drawing, calculate the length of the altitude drawn from the vertex R to the extreme PT.



Triangle PRT - status, TS - its higher. Based on the data in the drawing, calculate-example-1

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Answer:

16 cm

Explanation:

We're to find the length of RT.

Apply the leg rule which is given as,

Hypotenuse/leg = leg/part

Hypotenuse = PR = 7.2 + 12.8 = 20 cm

Leg = RT

Part = 12.8 cm

Plug in the values

20/RT = RT/12.8

Cross multiply

RT*RT = 20*12.8

RT² = 256

RT = √256

RT = 16 cm

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