SOLUTION: In rectangle ABCD, AB=10 and BC=15. A point P inside the rectangle is such that BP=12, and BC=9. what is the length of PA?

Question 1178382: In rectangle ABCD, AB=10 and BC=15. A point P inside the rectangle is such that BP=12, and BC=9. what is the length of PA?
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In rectangle ABCD, AB=10 and BC=15. A point P inside the rectangle is such that BP=12, and BC=9.
what is the length of PA?
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It states that the segment BC has the length value of 15 and 9, simultaneously . . .

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