so that AD=c1 and BD=c2. Prove using similar triangles that (CD)?=c,C2 a?=c2(c). A C1 D C2 В b.

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D. Suppose that in right triangle ABC with right angle at C, AC=b, AB=c, BC=a,
we drop perpendicular from C to the hypotenuse, dividing the hypotenuse
Transcribed Image Text:D. Suppose that in right triangle ABC with right angle at C, AC=b, AB=c, BC=a, we drop perpendicular from C to the hypotenuse, dividing the hypotenuse
so that AD=c1 and BD=c2. Prove using similar triangles that (CD)?=c,C2 and
a?=c2(c).
A
C1
D
b
C2
В
a
Transcribed Image Text:so that AD=c1 and BD=c2. Prove using similar triangles that (CD)?=c,C2 and a?=c2(c). A C1 D b C2 В a
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