The pythagorean triple 5, 12, 13 represents the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. find the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse.

The altitude of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the geometric mean of the legs.

The geometric mean in this case is just the square root of the product of the legs, mathematically:

a=√(xy)  in this case

a=√(5*12)

a=√60 units

a≈7.75 units to the nearest hundredth

A: 18/15b : 7 - -8 = 15 , 12 - -6 = 18 the y variable always goes over the x variables, c : same thing a