Asked by Rachel Vence Agustin
Find the altitude of an isosceles triangle whose base is 8 cm and whose legs are 5 cm?
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PsyDAG
Since half of the isosceles would a right triangle, use the Pythagorean theorem with 1/2 value of the base.
4^2 + altitude^2 = 5^2
Solve for the altitude.
4^2 + altitude^2 = 5^2
Solve for the altitude.
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