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mileena
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Homework Statement
Hi, I have inserted a picture of the problem:
I have to find x, the altitude, or height of the triangle.
x is the height of the larger triangle, and is perpendicular to the base of 13. It divides the base into segments of length 4 and 9.
This was a question on my math assessment test for community college. But I couldn't think of an answer, so I left it blank. It's impossible to find x without more information, such as the length of another leg of the triangle.
If the other leg were y, then:
x = (y + 4)(y - 4)
but there is no y variable given.
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