Answer:
The answer is 6.32
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the Altitude Geometric Mean Theorem, the length of the altitude of a triangle is the geometric mean of the lengths of the 2 segments is divides the hypotenuse into.
CD= Altitude
CD^2= 4 times 10
or
CD= The square root of 4 times 10
Square root of 4 times 10 is 6.3245553203
Two figures are known as similar figures if there the corresponding angles are equal and the corresponding sider is in ratio. The length of CD is 6.32 units. The correct option is C.
Two figures are known as similar figures if there the corresponding angles are equal and the corresponding sider is in ratio. It is denoted by the symbol "~".
In ΔBDC and ΔABC, the two angles are given,
∠D = ∠C = 90°
∠B = ∠B {Common}
Therefore, the two triangles are similar triangles, thus, the ratio of the sides can be written as,
CB / AB = CD / AC = DB / CB
Now, the ratio can be solved as,
CB / AB = DB / CB
CB / 14 = 10 / CB
CB² = 14 × 10
CB = √140
Further, in triangle ABC using the Pythagorean theorem, we can write,
AB² = CB² + AC²
14² = (√140)² + AC²
196 - 140 = AC²
AC = √56
Again, using the ratio of the similar triangle, we can write,
CD / AC = DB / CB
CD / √56 = 10 / √140
CD = (√56 × 10)/√140
CD = 6.32 units
Hence, the length of CD is 6.32 units.
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