解:$(1)Rt∆ABC$的面积为$\frac {AC· BC}2=\frac {(\sqrt {10}+\sqrt 2)(\sqrt {10}-\sqrt 2)}2=\frac {10-2}2=4$
$(2)AB=\sqrt {AC^2+BC^2}=\sqrt {(\sqrt {10}+\sqrt 2)^2+(\sqrt {10}-\sqrt 2)^2}=2\sqrt 6$
$(3)AB$边上的高是$\frac {AC· BC}{AB}=\frac {(\sqrt {10}+\sqrt 2)(\sqrt {10}-\sqrt 2)}{2\sqrt 6}= \frac {2\sqrt 6} 3$