ABC is a right-angled triangle at A. Show that, if AD is the per-pendicular from A to the hypotenuse and denoting AB, AC, BC, AD by c, b, a,e, then 1/e² = (1/c²) + (1/6²) (Fig. 53).AbUDDB

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Section5.6: Segments Divided Proportionally

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ABC is a right-angled triangle at A. Show that, if AD is the per- pendicular from A to the hypotenuse and denoting AB, AC, BC, AD by c, b, a, e, then 1/e² = (1/c²) + (1/6²) (Fig. 53). B U D U U