In triangle ABC, AB=15, BC=9, and AC=10. Find the length of the shortest altitude in this triangle.
Shortest altitude is drawn to the longest side
Area = sqrt [ 17 * (17 - 15) *(17 -10) * (17 - 9) ] = sqrt [17 * 2 * 7 * 8] = 4sqrt (119)
4sqrt (119) = (1/2) 15 * shortest altitude
(8/15)sqrt (119) = shortest altitude ≈ 5.82
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