CAT 2019 Slot 2 QA Q20 Geometry

Question 20 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2019 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse BC of length 20 cm. If AP is perpendicular on BC, then the maximum possible length of AP, in cm, is
  1. A
    10
  2. B
    8\(\sqrt{2}\)
  3. C
    6\(\sqrt{2}\)
  4. D
    5

Answer: (A) 10 Geometry MCQ

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