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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can anyone give me the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

applying the Pythagoras theorem to triangles ADB, BCD & ABC in that order, 225+a^2=b^2 ________1 144+a^2=c^2 ________2 b^2+c^2=729 ________3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

subtracting eq 2 from 1, b^2-c^2=81 _______4 Adding eq 3 & 4, 2b^2=810 Therefore, b=sqrt(405) By knowing b, you can easily find out a & c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm still a little lost. @rajathsbhat

OpenStudy (amistre64):

you ever measure the diagonals of a kite?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the segments of the diagonals multiply up equally such that we might have: BD^2 = 12 * 15 if im seeing it right

OpenStudy (amistre64):

i think that is also known as a geometric mean

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