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The diagram below shows a right-angled triangle ABC. The hypotenuse c of the triangle is 7.42 cm and the height of the hypotenuse is is 3 cm. Calculate the sides a and b and the area of the triangle.
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The perpendicular projection of side a on the hypotenuse can either be:
The perpendicular projection of side b on the hypotenuse can either be:
The area of the resulting triangles in both cases are the same and obtained as:
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is 3 cm. Calculate the sides a and b and the area of the triangle.
