Finding the Altitude of a Right Triangle

Find the value of "H"

• 35.60

• 61.03

• 35.00

• 35.71

For the Pythagoras property to hold true the triangle must be

• Acute angled

• Right angled

• obtuse angled

• Can be of any kind (It doesn't matter)

What is the scientist trying to find in this picture?

• Height of the mountain.

• Altitude of the mountain.

• Vertical distance from the bottom-most point to the top-most point.

• All are true.

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

In the accompanying diagram, ΔABC is a right triangle and CD is the altitude to the hypotenuse AB. If AD = 4 and DB = 16, find the length of CD.

• 4√5

• 8

• 4√15

• 2√5

The top of a building is 50 meters away from a spot located 40 meters away from the foot of the building. What is the height of the building? (Pythagorean Theorem)

A 25-foot ladder is leaned against a wall. If the base of the ladder is 15 feet from the wall, how high up the wall will the ladder reach?

• 10 ft.

• 40 ft.

• 20 ft.

• 29.2

• (1)

• (2)

• (3)

• (4)