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The sides of a triangle have lengths 12, 16 and 21. An angle bisector meets side of lengths 21. Find the length of x and y

The sides of a triangle have lengths 12, 16 and 21. An angle bisector meets side of lengths 21. Find the length of x and y
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The sides of a triangle have lengths 12, 16 and 21. An angle bisector meets side of lengths 21. Find the length of x and y

The sides of a triangle have lengths 12, 16 and 21. An angle bisector meets side of-example-1
User Anton Belousov
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16/21-x=12/x
x=9

y=21-x
y=21-9
y=12





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