SOLUTION: In rectangle ABCD, AB=10 and BC=15. A point P inside the rectangle is such that BP=12, and BC=9. what is the length of PA?

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Question 1178382: In rectangle ABCD, AB=10 and BC=15. A point P inside the rectangle is such that BP=12, and BC=9. what is the length of PA?
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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In rectangle ABCD, AB=10 and BC=15. A point P inside the rectangle is such that BP=12, and BC=9.
what is the length of PA?
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As printed,  your post contains a  FATAL  ERROR.

It states that the segment  BC  has the length value of  15  and  9,  simultaneously . . .