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Pls help with this question in geometry and pls show steps thank you

Pls help with this question in geometry and pls show steps thank you-example-1

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Answer:

9 cm

Explanation:

In a 30°-60°-90° triangle, the ratio of the shortest to the longest sides is 1 : 2.

That means DB = 1/2BC = 3 cm. It also means AB = 2BC = 12 cm.

Then the length of AD is ...

AD +DB = AB

AD = AB -DB = 12 cm -3 cm

AD = 9 cm

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