Asked by Kath
The base of an isosceles triangle is 4x cm long.The altitude to the base is 6cm long.Find the length of a leg of the triangle.
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Reiny
The leg will be the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle with base 2x and height 6
H^2 = 4x^2 + 36
H = √(4x^2 + 36)
= 2√(x^2 + 9)
H^2 = 4x^2 + 36
H = √(4x^2 + 36)
= 2√(x^2 + 9)
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