Practicing Success
Triangle ABC is right angled at B. BD is an altitude intersecting AC at D. If AC = 9 cm and CD = 3 cm, then find the measure of AB (in cm). |
$3\sqrt{6}$ 3 $6\sqrt{3}$ 6 |
$3\sqrt{6}$ |
Taking two similar triangle \(\Delta \)ABC & \(\Delta \)BDC, \( {BC }^{2 } \) = DC x AC = \( {BC }^{2 } \) = CD x AC = \( {BC }^{2 } \) = 3 x 9 = \( {BC }^{2 } \) = 27 From \(\Delta \)ABC, \( {AB }^{2 } \) + \( {BC }^{2 } \) = \( {AC }^{2 } \) = \( {AB }^{2 } \) = \( {AC }^{2 } \) - \( {BC }^{2 } \) = \( {AB }^{2 } \) = \( {9 }^{2 } \) - 27 = \( {AB }^{2 } \) = 54 = AB = 3\(\sqrt {6 }\) cm. |