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Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AC = 16 and BC = 8, what is the length of DC? (Note: the figure is not drawn to scale.)

Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AC = 16 and BC = 8, what is the length of DC? (Note: the figure is not drawn to scale.)
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Given right triangle ABC with altitude BD drawn to hypotenuse AC. If AC = 16

and BC = 8, what is the length of DC? (Note: the figure is not drawn to scale.)

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User Jmmut
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Answer:

4

Explanation:

BC²=AC × DC

or, 8²=16×DC

or, DC = 64/16

or, DC = 4

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