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  • 04-08-2021
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in triangle JKL, angle JKL is a right angle, line KM is an altitude, JL=20, ML=4. Find KM

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  • 05-08-2021

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Answer:

  KM = 8

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of long side to short side is the same for all of the triangles in this geometry:

  KM/ML = JM/KM

  KM² = ML·JM = 4(20-4) = 64

  KM = √64 = 8

The length of KM is 8 units.

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