SOLUTION: Right triangle ABC is inscribed in a quarter of a circle. What is the length of AC? http://tinypic.com/r/oghnwg/6 (the diagram)

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Question 732003: Right triangle ABC is inscribed in a quarter of a circle. What is the length of AC?
http://tinypic.com/r/oghnwg/6 (the diagram)

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Right triangle ABC is inscribed in a quarter of a circle. What is the length of AC?
http://tinypic.com/r/oghnwg/6 (the diagram)
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Using the fact that the products of chord segments within a circle are equal:
BC*BC = 5*(d-5) = 75
AB = 5
BC+=+sqrt%2875+%2B+5%5E2%29+=+10