Question

Find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse. Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if needed.

A. 19.5
B. 56.8
C. 112.2
D. 165.5

Answer 1

To solve this, it might be easier to draw it out (see the picture below). I split it into two triangles and used trig functions to find the altitude. I used the big triangle to find theta, and the used theta to find the side of the altitude. *remember that sine= opposite/hypotenuse*