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document.write( "By the secant-secant product theorem:\r
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document.write( "(whole_1)(outerPortion_1) = (whole_2)(outerPortion_2)\r
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document.write( "AC*YC = BC*XC\r
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document.write( "Let d = XC to make the work more clear:\r
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document.write( "Therefore, (32+3)(3) = (16+d)(d)\r
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document.write( "d = 5  -->  BC = 21  -->  AB = \r
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document.write( "Area =  =  sq units  \n" );
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