How to Solve an 1869 MIT Admissions Exam Question | Minute Math

1869 MIT Admissions Exam Question Explained. "The perpendicular dropped from the vertex of the right angle upon the hypotenuse divides it into two segments of 9 and 16 feet respectively. Find the lengths of the perpendicular, and the two legs of the triangle." We show you how to solve this MIT Admissions Exam Question using our knowledge of similar triangles, right triangles, geometry and the Pythagorean theorem. We break down what we know from the word problem and solve for the missing lengths. #geometry #brainteaser #minutemath #mathpuzzle #geometryproblem #similartriangles #mathvideo #lightboard #mathhelp #MIT #MITAdmissionsExam

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