A triangle has corners at points A, B, and C. Side AB has a length of #42 #. The distance between the intersection of point A's angle bisector with side BC and point B is #16 #. If side AC has a length of #36 #, what is the length of side BC?
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Explanation:
Thanks for using upper case for the vertices.
Let me gently urge you folks out there toward standard terminology and notation. The corners of a triangle are its vertices, each is a vertex. The usual convention is small letters for the sides, so
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