Question 1210242
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In the diagram below, AD and BE are angle bisectors of angle BAC and angle ABC, respectively, 
and they intersect at T. We know that BD=12, AE=8, and BF=3+AE. Find AB.
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As the problem is worded, printed and presented in the post, it is ABSURDIST.


It is absurdist, because neither point F nor the interval BF is defined in the post. 


Due to this reason, it is NOT a Math problem.


So, do not consider it seriously.  &nbsp;&nbsp;<<<---  &nbsp;&nbsp;It does not deserve to be considered seriously.


The right place of such absurdist &nbsp;" problems " &nbsp;is a garbage bin.


I wish the author-compiler to have more attention and accuracy.



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Regarding the post by @CPhill, I do not see any logic in it, which could lead to the answer.


What I see there is one hundred metric tons of gibberish, 
but not a mathematical solution in traditional meaning of these words.


It's simply shameful to post such nonsense to the forum.