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Trigonometry. I can't figure it out. ​

Trigonometry. I can't figure it out. ​-example-1

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You also seem to be given that
m\angle ADC=50^\circ, according to the diagram.

In triangle ABC, we have


\cos\angle CAB=\frac39=\frac13\implies m\angle CAB=m\angle CAD=\cos^(-1)\frac13

By the law of sines,


(\sin\angle ADC)/(AC)=(\sin\angle CAD)/(CD)


\implies CD=\frac{(9\,\mathrm{cm})\sin\left(\cos^(-1)\frac13\right)}{\sin50^\circ}\approx11.1\,\mathrm{cm}

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