The legs of a right-angled triangle are 6 and 8 cm, the hypotenuse is 10 cm. Calculate the height drawn to the hypotenuse.

univerkov | December 30, 2020 | education

Let’s designate a triangle with letters ABC, with a right angle A. Height – AK
The area of a triangle can be found using two formulas
S = 1/2 * BC * AK
S = 1/2 * AC * AB
S = 1/2 * 8 * 6 = 24
24 = 1/2 * 10 * AK
5AK = 24
AK = 4.8

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