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To find: The length of the altitude from C to AB line.
Answer to Problem 29RP
Thelength of the altitude is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given points are
Calculation:
From the given points the slope of the line AB is calculated as,
Consider the slope point equation is of the form,
Then the equation of the line AB is,
Calculate the slope of the altitude as,
Then, the equation of the altitude is,
Then, the equation is,
Then, the intersection of the two lines occurs at,
Then,
Thus, the intersection of the two points occurs at
The length of the altitude is obtained as,
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