Asked by Sam

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, 4BD=4 and D, C, equals, 4, commaDC=4, what is the length of start overline, A, D, end overline, question mark
AD
?
4
4
A
B
D
C
x
Answer
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the altitude-to-hypotenuse relation BD^2 = AD·DC. With BD = 4 and DC = 4:

AD = BD^2 / DC = 16 / 4 = 4.

So AD = 4.