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

Find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse Round the answer to the nearest tenth if needed A 195 B 568 C 1122 D 1655 class=

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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*
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