Practicing Success
In $\triangle ABC, \angle C = 90^\circ$ and CD is perpendicular to AB at D. If $\frac{AD}{BD} = \sqrt{k}$, then $\frac{AC}{BC} = ?$ |
$k$ $\sqrt{k}$ $\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}$ $\sqrt[4]{k}$ |
$\sqrt[4]{k}$ |
If ABC is a right angled triangle and CD is perpendicular AB we have, = \(\frac{AD}{BD}\) = \( {(\frac{AC}{BC}) }^{ 2} \) = \(\sqrt {k }\) = \( {(\frac{AC}{BC}) }^{ 2} \) = \(\frac{AC}{BC}\) = \(\sqrt[4]{ k}\) Therefore, the answer is \(\sqrt[4]{ k}\). |