Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AD = 2 and DC = 8, what is the length of BD? (Note: the figure is not drawn to scale.) %3D %3D B A
Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AD = 2 and DC = 8, what is the length of BD? (Note: the figure is not drawn to scale.) %3D %3D B A
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