document.write( "Question 1105661: ABCD is a rectangle. BC = 15m and DC = 8 m. BD is the diagonal. F is a point on BD. F is joint to C, such that FC is perpendicular BD. Similarly, E another point on BD and AE jointed such that AE is perpendicular to BD. What is the distance from point E to F. in m. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "By applying the Pythagorean theorem to right ΔBCD,\r\n" );
document.write( "BD = 17\r\n" );
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document.write( "ΔBCD ∽ ΔCFD because they are right triangles with a common\r\n" );
document.write( "acute angle, so\r\n" );
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document.write( "ΔCFD ≅ ΔAEB is easy to show.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So FD = EB  by cpct\r\n" );
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document.write( "BD = EB + EF + FD\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply though by 17\r\n" );
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