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DescriptionRight angle altitude.svg
The altitude of a right triangle from its right angle to its hypotenuse is the geometric mean of the lengths of the segments into which the hypotenuse is split.
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Right triangle altitude
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The altitude of a right triangle from its right angle to its hypotenuse is the geometric mean of the lengths of the segments into which the hypotenuse is split, as drawn by CMG Lee.