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geometry intermediate

Problem

We have a triangle and a point on such that is an altitude to . If , and then what is ?
Solution
We must draw first! We first apply the Pythagorean Theorem to to find that Now, we apply the Pythagorean Theorem to to find that Therefore,
Final answer
\sqrt{70}