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Altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle: find the altitude or a segment

This type of question, asked 3 times: 17 Sep 2024 S2, 16 Sep 2025 S1, 21 Sep 2025 S3. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    17 Sep 2024 S2

    61
    In right-angled triangle ABC, ∠C=90\angle C=90, CM is perpendicular on AB. If AB = 18 cm and BM = 6 cm, then find the length of CM.

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  2. Question 2

    16 Sep 2025 S1

    71
    A right triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle with a diameter of 10 cm. An altitude BD is drawn from the vertex B to the hypotenuse AC. If the length of the leg AB is 6 cm, what is the length of the segment AD?

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  3. Question 3

    21 Sep 2025 S3

    75
    A right-angled triangle ABC has legs AB=6 cm and BC=8 cm. An altitude BD is drawn from the vertex B to the hypotenuse AC. What is the length of the altitude BD?

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