¶ 1954 AHSME Problem 29
Problem: If the ratio of the legs of a right triangle is , then the ratio of the corresponding segments of the hypotenuse made by a perpendicular upon it from the vertex is:
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Solution:
In any right triangle (see accompanying figure), we have and .
Since , it follows that
