Find the length of the shortest altitude in this triangle.
aa:ab:ac=1a:1b:1caa:ab:ac=110:112:115
The shortest altitude in this triangle is ac.¯AC=12 , ¯BC=10 , ¯AB=15
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ac Triangle ABC
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A x . 15-x B
ac 2=122−x2=102−(15−x)2144−x2=100−(225−30x+x2)144−100+225=30xx=8.9¯6
ac 2=122−8.9¯6 2ac=√122−8.9¯6 2ac=7.97489
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