a rectangle ABCD, which measure 9 ft by 12 ft, is folded once perpendicular to diagonal AC so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide. Find the length of the fold.

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anonymous · Answer

Best way to start this would be to draw a picture:
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here's a start, now we need to see what the rectangle crease should look like with A folded onto C

anonymous · Answer

I had to do this in real life to see what it should look like:
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