A triangle has corners at points A, B, and C. Side AB has a length of #10 #. The distance between the intersection of point A's angle bisector with side BC and point B is #2 #. If side AC has a length of #8 #, what is the length of side BC?
1 Answer
Apr 3, 2016
Explanation:
Consider the diagram
Always remember that the angle bisector of any angle in a triangle also bisects the opposite side into two equal halves
So,
We can say that
#color(purple)(bd=dc#
So,the length of
#color(green)(bc=bd+dc=2+2=4#