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The altitude of a right triangle if the base is 96 and the hypotenuse is 240 is: 229.87
By using Pythagoras' theorem: hypotenuse^2 minus base^2 = altitude^2
True, because the slant height and the altitude, or height, of the pyramid form one leg and the hypotenuse of a triangle withing the pyramid, and the hypotenuse of a triangle is always the longest side- it is not possible for the hypotenuse to be equal to the legs of a right triangle. (It is a right triangle because an altitude is perpendicular to the base of a pyramid.)
If you are given the hypotenuse and the base then use Pythagoras' theorem.
The hypotenuse is the longest side of a right angled triangle.