In a right-angled triangle ABC with legs 15 cm and 20 cm, hypotenuse 25 cm. Find the height drawn in the hypotenuse.
November 29, 2020 | education
| First, we find the area of the triangle ABC through the height AB = 20 cm and the base AC = 15 cm
S = 1/2 * 15 * 20 = 150 cm square
Now we find the area through the height AH = x and the base BC = 25cm
Since we know the area, we substitute it into the formula
150 = 1/2 * 25 * x = 2 * 150/25 = x
300/25 = x
x = 12 cm
Answer: 12 centimeters.
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