An isosceles triangle upper A upper B upper C. Vertex upper A is on the bottom left, vertex upper B is at the top, and vertex upper C is on the bottom right. A line extends from vertex B to the middle of the base, creating a right angle labeled upper H.
An isosceles triangle, △ABC , has the measurements AB=BC=12 . The segment BH is the altitude of △ABC , and BH=AH=CH=x . Which of the following correctly applies the Pythagorean Theorem to find x?
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Responses
x=72
x equals 72
x=6
x equals 6
x=122–√
x equals 12 Start Root 2 End Root
x=62–√
x=6
x equals 6