Triangle FGH is an isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse that measures 16 units. An altitude, line segment GJ , is drawn from the right angle to the hypotenuse. What is the length of line segment GJ ?

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8  units

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Triangle FGH is an isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse that measures 16 units. An altitude, line segment GJ , is drawn from the right angle to the hypotenuse. What is the length of line segment GJ ?

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