ananyagadepalli ananyagadepalli
  • 02-08-2021
  • Mathematics
contestada

In isoceles triangle the length of a leg is 17cm, and the base is 16cm. Find the length of the altitude to the base

Respuesta :

Аноним Аноним
  • 02-08-2021

This triangle has base 16 therefore the sides must be 17cm and 17 cm

When we make a altitude it divides it into two right triangles and there is a property in which the altitude of the isoceles triangle divides the base in 2 equal halves

So the side of the right triangle will be x , 8 , 17

Using pythgoreus theorem

x²+8²=17²

x = √225

x = 15

So the altitude is 15 cm

Must click thanks and mark brainliest

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What is the simplified form of x + 6/3 - x + 2/3
Name one negative effect of mining coal on the environment.
what is Rising Radiance drives the shades away? Personification or assonance?
What does Ralph Waldo Emerson's use of words like fierce, savage, and mad in his poem "The Snow-Storm" suggest about the storm?  A.its threatening power  B.its
is 10 a multiple or a factor of 30?And is 30 an multiple or a factor of 20?please answer!
what is the difference between methane and fluorinated gases
What was the major issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
What is 1 1? i'm face-timing my little cousin and he wants to know how to do it he's only in kindergarten.
To paraphrase properly you should A) rearrange the ideas in different color B) express the main ideas in your own words C) delete a few words to shorten the pas
How can knowing about another country or culture help to solve miscommunication?