1954 AHSME Problems/Problem 29

Problem

If the ratio of the legs of a right triangle is $1: 2$ , then the ratio of the corresponding segments of the hypotenuse made by a perpendicular upon it from the vertex is:

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1: 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 1:\sqrt{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1: 2\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1:\sqrt{5}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1: 5$

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