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Find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse.

Find the length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse.-example-1
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Answer:

A.
4 √(5)

Explanation:

By geometric mean theorem:

Length of altitude


= √(5 * 16) \\ = \sqrt{5 * {4}^(2) } \\ = 4 √(5)

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