Answer
$h_c=9.2$
Work Step by Step
I used the equation for altitude, as well as a rough sketch to keep track of the location of the triangle's values, to obtain my solution.
Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)
by Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Published by
Cengage
ISBN 10:
978-1-337-61408-5
ISBN 13:
978-1-33761-408-5
Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - The Pythagorean Theorem - Exercises - Page 253: 31
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