Question

ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB=AC=13cm and BC= 5cm find altitude on BC and find the area of the triangle

Answer 1

Answer:

,

this correct answer but not confirmed

Answer 2

Hence, In △ABD,

AB

2

=BD

2

+AD

2

(Pythagoras theorem)

13

2

=5

2

+AD

2

AD

2

=144

AD=12 cm