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Triangle Trilateration (Posted on 2024-11-16)

Triangle ABC has positive integer side lengths. One of the side is 17 units in length. The angle bisector of angle BAC intersects BC at D. If angle C equals 90 degrees, find the maximum value of (area of ABD)/(area of ACD).

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(In reply to Solution by Jer)

The ABC can only be an 8-15-17.

Therefore AB=17 and the other sides give two cases:

I object to this statement. 17-144-145 is also a right triangle with a side of length 17.

Posted by Brian Smith on 2024-11-17 17:11:06

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