Triangle ABC is a right trianglewith right angle at C. If BC = 4,and the altitude to thehypotenuse is 1, find the areaof the triangle ABC.

Area of a triangle is A=½×(base)×(height).

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Chapter5: Similar Triangles

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Problem 6CT: In right triangle ABC,CD- is the altitude from C to hypotenuse AB-. Name three triangles that are...

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Triangle ABC is a right triangle with right angle at C. If BC = 4, and the altitude to the hypotenuse is 1, find the area of the triangle ABC.