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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

Rating: 2.9091 (11 votes)

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re: Why Angle A?

| Comment 5 of 16 |

(In reply to Why Angle A? by TomM)

Hmmm... May this be my bad? I edited the angle name from what looked like "BAC" to just "A" for clarity. I may have not seen that the angle name was actually something else (like "ACB"). If that is the case, I would really like Dulanjana to let me know so I can change it back ASAP.

Also, the picture is drawn strictly from my understanding of the problem and may be completely misleading.

Posted by levik on 2002-07-01 09:37:18

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