Hypotenuse and height
In a right triangle is length of the hypotenuse c = 56 cm and height hc = 4 cm. Determine the length of both triangle legs.
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- algebra
- quadratic equation
- equation
- planimetrics
- right triangle
- triangle
- The right triangle altitude theorem
- numbers
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