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Part 1: What other angles or sides of △BDC can you label given that side AB is 10 feet, BE and BD trisect ∠ABC?

a) ∠DBC = 30°, ∠BDC = 90°, BD = 5√3 feet
b) ∠DBC = 60°, ∠BDC = 90°, BD = 10 feet
c) ∠DBC = 30°, ∠BDC = 60°, BD = 10 feet
d) ∠DBC = 90°, ∠BDC = 45°, BD = 10√2 feet

Part 2: Use the trigonometric ratios 30° and 60° to calculate and label the remaining sides of △BDC.

a) BC = 5√3 feet, DC = 10 feet
b) BC = 10 feet, DC = 5√3 feet
c) BC = 10√3 feet, DC = 10 feet
d) BC = 10 feet, DC = 10√3 feet

Part 3: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the length of side BD.

a) BD = 5√2 feet
b) BD = 10√2 feet
c) BD = 10 feet
d) BD = 5 feet

Part 4: What is the perimeter of the area to the right of the beam of light on Darcy's deck (△BDC)?

a) 25 feet
b) 30 feet
c) 20 feet
d) 35 feet

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Given side AB is 10 feet, and ∠ABC is trisected by BE and BD, we can determine the other angles and sides of triangle BDC. The angles are ∠DBC = 30° and ∠BDC = 90°, while the length of BD is 5√3 feet. Using trigonometric ratios, we find that BC = 5√3 feet and DC = 10 feet. By applying the Pythagorean Theorem, the length of BD is determined as 10√3 feet. Finally, the perimeter of triangle BDC is 35 feet.

Given that side AB is 10 feet and ∠ABC is trisected by BE and BD, we can use the properties of a triangle to find the other angles and sides of △BDC.

Using the properties of trisection, we can determine that ∠DBC is 30° and ∠BDC is 90°

We can also find that BD is 5√3 feet.

Therefore, the correct answer for Part 1 is a) ∠DBC = 30°, ∠BDC = 90°, BD = 5√3 feet.

In Part 2, using the trigonometric ratios for the angles 30° and 60°, we can calculate the remaining sides of △BDC.

We find that BC is 5√3 feet and DC is 10 feet.

Therefore, the correct answer for Part 2 is a) BC = 5√3 feet, DC = 10 feet.

In Part 3, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the length of side BD.

Given that BC = 5√3 feet and DC = 10 feet, we can find that BD is 10√3 feet.

Therefore, the correct answer for Part 3 is c) BD = 10√3 feet.

In Part 4, to find the perimeter of the area to the right of the beam of light on Darcy's deck (△BDC), we need to add up the lengths of all three sides.

The lengths are BD = 10√3 feet, BC = 5√3 feet, and DC = 10 feet.

Adding these lengths, we get 10√3 + 5√3 + 10 = 15√3 + 10 feet.

Therefore, the correct answer for Part 4 is d) 35 feet.

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