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A right triangle has an altitude from the right angle to the hypotenuse. The altitude splits thehypotenuse into two segments with lengths of 16 units and 4 units. Find the length of the altitude.
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8 units
Reason: In a right triangle the altitude to the hypotenuse is the geometric mean of the two segments it creates: h = sqrt(16·4) = sqrt(64) = 8.
Reason: In a right triangle the altitude to the hypotenuse is the geometric mean of the two segments it creates: h = sqrt(16·4) = sqrt(64) = 8.
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