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From the diagram below, if AC = 40, CD = 10, and DB = 8, then what would be the length of AB

From the diagram below, if AC = 40, CD = 10, and DB = 8, then what would be the length-example-1

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By applying the angle bisector theorem to triangle ABC, the length of AB is: A. 32.

In Mathematics and Euclidean Geometry, an angle bisector is a type of line, ray, or segment, that typically bisects or divides a line segment exactly into two (2) equal and congruent angles.

According to the angle bisector theorem, a ray divides the opposite side of a triangle into segments that are proportional to the other two (2) sides when it bisects an angle of the triangle.

By applying the angle bisector theorem to triangle ABC, we have the following proportional sides;

AC/AB = CD/DB

40/AB = 10/8

10AB = 320

AB = 320/10

AB = 32 units.

User Soitje
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In this problem

AB must be less than AC

so

AB would be 32

option A

User Niko Efimov
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