A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 32 cm and a base measurement of 8 cm. What is the length of its altitude leg to the nearest whole number?

1. 31 cm

2. 34 cm

3. 30 cm

4. 38 cm

1. 31

Step-by-step explanation:

a² + 8² = 32² (figure out what 8² and 32² equal)

a² + 64 = 1024 (subtract 1024 - 64)

a² = 960 (find the square root of 960)

√960 = 30.98 = 31  (round to the nearest whole number)

side side side

side angle angle

angle side angle

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step-by-step explanation:

answer

d. 10

explanation

the distance from point y to wx is the height of the triangle.

using pythagoras theorem,

group similar terms to get,

this implies that,

take positive square root of both sides to get,

this implies that,