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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help with Geometry type question!! File will be attached!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

121*2=242

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But how?!?!?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(sqrt(11^2-b^2))^2+b^2+11^2=11^2+11^2=242. if you like it choose as good answer

myininaya (myininaya):

\[(\overline{AC})^2+(\overline{CB})^2=(\overline{AB})^2\] \[(\overline{AD)}^2+(\overline{DC})^2=(\overline{AC})^2\] we want to find \[(\overline{AB})^2+(\overline{CB})^2+(\overline{DC})^2+(\overline{AD})^2\]

myininaya (myininaya):

\[\overline{AB}=11\]

myininaya (myininaya):

so we have \[(11)^2+(\overline{CB})^2+(\overline{DC})^2+(\overline{AD})^2\] but what is this other junk

myininaya (myininaya):

\[(\overline{AC})^2+(\overline{CB})^2=(\overline{AB})^2 \] we can solve for length CB

myininaya (myininaya):

and i will solve for length CB squared

myininaya (myininaya):

\[(\overline{CB})^2=(\overline{AB})^2-(\overline{AC})^2=(11)^2-(\overline{AC})^2\]

myininaya (myininaya):

so now we have \[(11)^2+(\overline{CB})^2+(\overline{DC})^2+(\overline{AD})^2 \] = \[(11)^2+(11^2-(\overline{AC})^2)+(\overline{DC})^2+(\overline{AD})^2\]

myininaya (myininaya):

but the other equation also had length AC right?

myininaya (myininaya):

recall \[(\overline{AD)}^2+(\overline{DC})^2=(\overline{AC})^2 \]

myininaya (myininaya):

\[(11)^2+(11^2-[(\overline{AD})^2+(\overline{DC})^2])+(\overline{DC})^2+(\overline{AD})^2\]

myininaya (myininaya):

\[2 \cdot 11 ^2 -(\overline{AD})^2-(\overline{DC})^2+(\overline{DC})^2+(\overline{AD})^2\] what happens here though?

myininaya (myininaya):

we get \[2(121)+0+0\]

myininaya (myininaya):

2(121)=242

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