A right triangle has a hypotenuse equal to 10 and an altitude to the hypotenuse equal to 6. Find the area of the triangle.
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Do you know the formula for the area of a triangle? – lulu May 26 '16 at 11:26
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Of course. It's half times base times height. – Mathxx May 26 '16 at 11:27
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Right...and here you know the base and the height. – lulu May 26 '16 at 11:29
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3This is a trick question,folks! (What's the maximum possible altitude if the hypotenuse is $6$?) – TonyK May 26 '16 at 11:33
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Isn't that a job-interview question asked in Microsoft just recently (with the altitude being equal to one of the sides, making this triangle impossible to exist)? – barak manos May 26 '16 at 11:34
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@TonyK Good point. – lulu May 26 '16 at 11:36
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This question was out in my class test. Got it wrong – Mathxx May 26 '16 at 11:39