document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116028>Question 1116028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the &#916;ABC, AB = 16 in, BC = 9 in, AC = 10 in. AD &#8869; to the extended BC. Find CD.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Draw the figure; make sure angle C is obtuse....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) There are two right triangles -- ADC and ADB.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) Let CD=x and AD=y; use the Pythagorean Theorem to form two equations in x and y.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) Solve the pair of equations.  The x^2 and y^2 terms cancel, leaving you with a linear equation in x which is easily solved to find the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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