The picture shows a right triangle, with the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse. Given that it splits the hypotenuse to line segments 13 unit and 5 unit long, find the exact values of the lengths of h, a, and b. 13 5 h= unit a= unit b= unit
The picture shows a right triangle, with the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse. Given that it splits the hypotenuse to line segments 13 unit and 5 unit long, find the exact values of the lengths of h, a, and b. 13 5 h= unit a= unit b= unit
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The picture shows a right
![The picture shows a right triangle, with the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse. Given that it splits the
hypotenuse to line segments 13 unit and 5 unit long, find the exact values of the lengths of h, a,
and b.
13
5
h=
unit
a=
unit
b=
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Transcribed Image Text:The picture shows a right triangle, with the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse. Given that it splits the
hypotenuse to line segments 13 unit and 5 unit long, find the exact values of the lengths of h, a,
and b.
13
5
h=
unit
a=
unit
b=
unit
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