Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
The base and altitude of a right angled triangle are 12 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find the perpendicular distance of its hypotenuse from the opposite vertex. (S.S.C., 2006) 1 2 2
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Area of the triangle = × 12 × 5 cm = 30 cm . 2 Hypotenuse = (12)2 + 5 2 cm = 169 cm = 13 cm. Let the perpendicular distance of the hypotenuse from the opposite vertex be h cm. 1 60 8 Then, × 13 × h = 30 ⇒ h = =4 cm. 2 13 13
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.