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The Unknown Side (Posted on 2002-07-01)

ABC is a triangle:

Angle A < 90.

D is a point on BC such that BD = DC.

M is a point on BC such that AM is perpendicular to BC.

AD = 10,

BC = 12 and

MC = 11
find the length of AC.

See The Solution Submitted by Dulanjana

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| Comment 8 of 16 |

14. Simple arithmetic, followed by simple geometry using the Pythagorean formula. If I found this easy, it must be pretty easy, because I'm certainly not a math whiz.

Posted by rob allen on 2003-02-04 09:09:59

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