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Problem 21

Represent the hypotenuse of a right triangle by $c$ and the area by $A$. The altitude on the hypotenuse is:

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{A}{c}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2A}{c}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{A}{2c}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{A^2}{c}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{A}{c^2}$

Solution

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Problem 20
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Problem 22
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