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Fold Judgement II (Posted on 2014-04-01)

A sheet of paper is in the form of a triangle ABC in which AB=3, BC=4 and CA = 5. D is a point in AB such that AD = 1

The paper is folded so that C coincides with D and the resultant crease meets BC at the point X.

Find the length of BX.

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

BX has a length of 1.5.
For an explanation, refer to the corrected analytical solution submitted by Jer in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
re(2): different value	xdog	2014-04-02 07:59:36
re: different value	Charlie	2014-04-01 22:44:54
different value	xdog	2014-04-01 21:05:44
Geometers' Sketchpad Solution	Charlie	2014-04-01 15:29:38
re: Full solution	Charlie	2014-04-01 15:27:18
Full solution	Jer	2014-04-01 14:51:31

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