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Given right triangle abc with altitude bd drawn to hypotenuse ac.if ac=36 and dc=4,what is the length of bc?

Given right triangle abc with altitude bd drawn to hypotenuse ac.if ac=36 and dc=4,what-example-1

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Answer: 12

Explanation:

hypotenuse/leg = leg/ part

36/leg = leg/4

36 times 4 = 144

sqaure root of 144 = 12

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