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by krishnasty » Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:20 pm
not able to download the attachment..can you please repost it?
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by edvhou812 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:20 pm
Can you post as a jpeg? I'm having problems with Word files on this site.
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by Tani » Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:36 pm
All three triangles are similar right triangles because they each share a 90 degree plus one other angle. Therefore they have the same three angles. Triangle ABC is a nifty little 3:4:5 number so AB = 5. The other two triangles have to be in the ratio 3:4:5.
The side AC of the right-hand triangle corresponds to side CB of the left hand triangle so the ration is 4:3. That means the ratio of DC:AC must also be 4:3. Since we know AC is 4, DC must be 4*4/s = 16/3. (It's a lot easier to follow if you draw out the triangles and line up the equal angles.)
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by rupsk » Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:51 pm
In triangle ABC to the right, if BC = 3 and AC = 4, then what is the length of segment CD?

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15/4
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16/3
20/3
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by Frankenstein » Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:40 pm
Hi,
Tani Wolff has already provided a solution. I will post another method
Let CD = x
In right triangle ABC, BC = 3 and AC = 4. So, AB = 5
In right triangle ACD, AD^2 = 4^2 + x^2 = 16+x^2
In right triangle ABD, BD^2 = AB^2 + AD^2 => (3+x)^2 = 5^2 + 16 + x^2
So, x^2+ 6x + 9 = 41 + x^2 =>6x = 32 => x = 16/3

Hence, D
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by rupsk » Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:37 am
Thank you both. I got it.
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