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9 July, 19:08

The altitude drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides the hypotenuse into segments of lengths 4 and 12. Find the length of the shorter leg of the right triangle.

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  1. 9 July, 20:33
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    8 units.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The smaller of the right triangles formed is similar to the whole triangle so

    4/x = x/16 where x = the shorter leg

    x^2 = 64

    x = 8.
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