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KCC's Quizzes AQQ290 about a triangle coming from the Hell

So, after a long (and deserved) summer vacation, we can suppose your brain is now fully energized and ready to tackle complex problem! 

OK, I know the 2 famous laws about vacations!

1. Vacations are always too short (even if you had 4 weeks)!

2. They always occur in wrong moments (i.e. you were disturbed by any kind of urgencies).

1. First, the quote of the week: "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily" - Zig Ziglar

                                                        

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2. New challenge: it's a geometry problem, about a triangle that comes from hell... Be careful, there is a trap...

                       

A right triangle has a hypothenuse of 10 cm and an altitude to the hypothenuse of 6 cm.

Question: What is the area of the triangle ABC?

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  • The area of any triangle is baseline length * hight divided by 2 which is 30 cm² for the given dimensions.
    But, here is the trap: The maximum height of a right triangle with an hypothenuse of 10cm is 5cm, so the triangle with the given dimensions can't be a right angled triangle.

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  • The area of any triangle is baseline length * hight divided by 2 which is 30 cm² for the given dimensions.
    But, here is the trap: The maximum height of a right triangle with an hypothenuse of 10cm is 5cm, so the triangle with the given dimensions can't be a right angled triangle.

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