ABC is a right triangle is which angle A =90 0 , is perpendicular to BC, AB=5 cm and BD=3cm. Then CD is equal to

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Correct Answer: 16/3 cm. In right triangle ABD ( AB) ² = (AD) ² + (BD) ² (AD) ² = (AB) ² - (BD) ² 25 – 9 = 16 AD = 4 Cm Now in triangle BAC = + = + (AC) ² = AC = By Pythagoras's theorem, In triangle ABC ( BC) ² = (AB) ² + (AC) ² = (5) ² + BC = BC = BD + CD = 3 + CD CD = = cm

ABC is a right triangle is which angle A =90 0 , is perpendicular to BC, AB=5 cm and BD=3cm. Then CD is equal to

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