An isosceles triangle with legs of 9 cm and a base of 10 cm in length has a median drawn from its vertex angle to its base. What is the length of this segment?

Respuesta :

Answer: [tex]7.48\ cm[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The equal side of two isosceles triangle are [tex]9\ cm[/tex] long

Base of the triangle is [tex]10\ cm[/tex] long

Median divides the base into two equal halves

from the figure, it can be written

[tex]\Rightarrow 9^2=5^2+h^2\\\Rightarrow h^2=9^2-5^2\\\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{81-25}\\\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{56}\\\Rightarrow h=7.48\ cm[/tex]

The length of the segment is [tex]7.48\ cm[/tex]

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