AC and BD are straight lines, EB=16, DE=24, BC=10. What is the length of AD
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Are AC and BD on the same straight line?
Are AC and BD parallel lines?
I drew AC and BD as two non-parallel distinct lines and the problem made no sense
ABE and ECD are right triangles. BD is the base straight line and AC is the hypotenuse line intersecting at E.
To find the length of AD, we can use the triangle inequality theorem.
The triangle inequality theorem states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the remaining side.
In this case, we have triangle ADE, where AD is the remaining side. To determine if AD is longer or shorter than the sum of DE and EA, we need to check the inequality:
DE + EA > AD
Given that DE = 24 and EA = EB + BC, we can substitute the values:
EA = EB + BC = 16 + 10 = 26
Substituting the values in the inequality, we have:
24 + 26 > AD
Simplifying:
50 > AD
Therefore, we can conclude that the length of AD must be less than 50.
Unfortunately, we cannot determine the exact length of AD with the provided information. We would need more information or values to calculate the length of AD precisely.