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The perpendiculars of a right triangle have 30 cm and 40 cm lengths. What is the height of the triangle?

Correct answer:

h =  24 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

a=30 cm b=40 cm  c2 = a2 + b2 c=a2+b2=302+402=50 cm  S1 = S2  2a b = 2c h  ab = ch  h=ca b=5030 40=24 cm



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