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Points D and E are the midpoints of their respective sides.

In addition, m/A= 50°, mAED=63°, and DE=17.
a) What is the length of BC?
b) What is m/DBC?

Points D and E are the midpoints of their respective sides. In addition, m/A= 50°, mAED-example-1

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Final answer:

The length of BC is 17 units and the measure of angle DBC is 67 degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that D and E are midpoints of their respective sides, we can use the fact that midpoints divide a line segment into two congruent segments. Since DE = 17, we can conclude that BC = 17 as well.

To find the measure of angle DBC, we can use the fact that the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees. We know that m/A = 50 degrees, and mAED = 63 degrees. Using the fact that angles DAE and DEB are congruent (since D and E are midpoints), we can calculate that m/DBC = m/ABE = 180 - m/A - mAED = 180 - 50 - 63 = 67 degrees.

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