In the diagram below of right triangle ACB, altitude CD is drawn to hypotenuse AB. If AB = 36 and AC = 12, what is the length of AD? %3D %3D C 12 A 36
In the diagram below of right triangle ACB, altitude CD is drawn to hypotenuse AB. If AB = 36 and AC = 12, what is the length of AD? %3D %3D C 12 A 36
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![In the diagram below of right triangle ACB, altitude
CD is drawn to hypotenuse AB. If AB = 36 and
AC = 12, what is the length of AD?
2.
%3D
C
12
B
D
36
1) 32
2) 6
3) 3
4) 4](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7bed64a3-b3de-4c92-b559-e3ece97550f8%2F797d44c0-136d-4dd3-972d-140dcfd09a03%2F801dkt_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:In the diagram below of right triangle ACB, altitude
CD is drawn to hypotenuse AB. If AB = 36 and
AC = 12, what is the length of AD?
2.
%3D
C
12
B
D
36
1) 32
2) 6
3) 3
4) 4
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