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.

(In reply to Full solution by Jer)

A=(0,3)
B=(0,0)
C=(5,0)

CA is not equal to 5 in this setup.

Posted by Charlie on 2014-04-01 15:27:18