Asked by rae

Given right triangle A, B, CABC with altitude start overline, B, D, end overline
BD
drawn to hypotenuse start overline, A, C, end overline
AC
. If B, D, equals, 6BD=6 and D, C, equals, 4, commaDC=4, what is the length of start overline, A, D, end overline, question mark
AD
?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
AD = 9.

Reason: In a right triangle, the altitude from the right angle to the hypotenuse satisfies BD^2 = AD·DC. So AD = BD^2 / DC = 6^2 / 4 = 36/4 = 9.