The geometric mean theorem, also known as the right triangle altitude theorem, is a result in Euclidean geometry relating the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle to the two segments that altitude creates on the hypotenuse. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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In Euclidean geometry, the right triangle altitude theorem or geometric mean theorem is a relation between the altitude on the hypotenuse in a right triangle and the two line segments it creates on the hypotenuse.
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In Euclidean geometry, the right triangle altitude theorem or geometric mean theorem is a relation between the altitude on the hyp
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