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Evaluating a distance (Posted on 2018-01-13)

Square ABCD has side length 24.
Point P is inside the square so that AP = DP = 13.

What is the length of PC?

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(In reply to re: Solution+ by Ady TZIDON)

I was referring to the squares of both distances. 505 and 985 are both semiprimes. Their square roots do not simplify. I clarified the OP.

Posted by Jer on 2018-01-14 12:17:06

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