geometry help please?

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BC is an altitude of triangle ABC, BC ~ 12, what is the length of CD?

2007-05-18 07:56:16 · 3 answers · asked by Rattiesrule 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

its a right triangle

2007-05-18 08:03:19 · update #1

AC ~ 5 and the two triangles make two right triangles

2007-05-18 08:04:12 · update #2

it should be 13 becausen if one side is 5 and one is 12 the last has to be 13. It's some table rule that we learned in geometry this year.

2007-05-18 08:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by KMaker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Is this all the info you have? No area? Just BC =12? Did you write it correctly?

2007-05-18 15:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by ihatechunli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You are not giving enough information. There is not enough given information here to solve this equation.

2007-05-18 15:00:56 · answer #3 · answered by perryinjax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋