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In the adjoining figure, ABC is a triangle right-angled at vertex A and AD is altitude.

If BD = 3.6 cm and CD = 6.4 cm, find the length of AD.

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AD = 4.8 cm
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ICSE-SIMILARITY (WITH APPLICATIONS TO MAPS AND MODELS)-EXERCISE 15(E)
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  16. In the figure given below, AB // EF // CD. If AB = 22.5 cm, EP = 7.5 c...

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  18. In DeltaABC, /ABC = /DAC, AB = 8 cm,AC = 4 cm and AD = 5 cm. Find...

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  19. In DeltaABC, /ABC = /DAC, AB = 8 cm,AC = 4 cm and AD = 5 cm. Find...

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