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In ΔABC with sides 8 cm, 9 cm and 34 cm, the angle bisector of the largest angles divides the opposite sides into two segments. What is the length of the shorter segment? |
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16 |
*(The largest angle is always opposite to the larges side of the triangle) *(By Interior angle bisector theorem:- Angle bisector divides opposite side in the ratio of remaining two sides) AD : DC = 8 : 9 ∴ AC = AD + DC = 8 + 9 = 17 Shorter segment = \(\frac{8}{17}\) × 34 = 16 cm |