The base and altitude of a right-angled triangle are 12 cm and 5 cm respectively. The perpendicular distance of its hypotenuse from the opposite vertex is :
A. $$4\frac{4}{{13}}\,cm$$
B. $$4\frac{8}{{13}}\,cm$$
C. $$6\frac{9}{{13}}\,cm$$
D. $$5\,cm$$
E. $$7\,cm$$
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Area of the triangle :$$\eqalign{ & = \left( {\frac{1}{2} \times 12 \times 5} \right)c{m^2} \cr & = 30\,c{m^2} \cr} $$
Hypotenuse :
$$\eqalign{ & = \sqrt {{{12}^2} + {5^2}} \,cm \cr & = \sqrt {169} \,cm \cr & = 13\,cm \cr} $$
Let the perpendicular distance of the hypotenuse from the opposite vertex be x cm
Then,
$$\eqalign{ & \Rightarrow \frac{1}{2} \times 13 \times x = 30 \cr & \Rightarrow x = \frac{{60}}{{13}} \cr & \Rightarrow x = 4\frac{8}{{13}}\,cm \cr} $$
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