Question

A triangle has sides 5, 12, 13, the length of perpendicular from the vertex to smallest side is​

Answer 1

Answer:

I is clear that the triangle is a right angled triangle.

Let AB=12 cm BC=5 cm and AC=13 cm

Now a perpendicular is drawn from A to AC.

a

r

(

A

B

C

)

=

½

A

B

⋅

B

C

=

½

C

A

⋅

B

D

.

B

D

=

A

B

⋅

B

C

C

A

Putting the respective values of the sides we get,

B

D

=

60

13

cm

You can also apply the heron's formula to get the answer to the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

I I hope this will help you