In a , AD is the bisector of , meeting side BC at D.

(i) If BD = 2.5 cm, AB = 5 cm and AV = 4.2 cm, find DC.


(ii) If BD = 2 cm, AB = 5 cm and DC = 3 cm, find AC.


(iii) If AB = 3.5 cm, AC = 4.2 cm and DC = 2.8 cm, find BD.


(iv) If AB = 10 cm, AC = 14 cm and BC = 6 cm, find BD and DC.


(v) If AC = 4.2 cm, DC = 6 cm and BC = 10 cm, find AB.


(vi) If AB = 5.6 cm, AC = 6 cm and DC = 6 cm, find BC.


(vii) If AD = 5.6 cm, BC = 6 cm and BD = 3.2 cm, find AC.


(viii) If AB = 10 cm, AC = 6 cm and BC = 12 cm, find BD and DC.

(i) we have

Angle BAD=CAD


Here AD bisects A


BD/DC=AB/AC


2.5/DC=5/4.2


DC=2.5*4.2/5


DC=2.1 cm


(ii) Here AD bisects A


AB/DC=AB/AC


2/3=5/AC


AC=15/2


AC=7.5 cm


(iii) in ABC A bisects A


BD/DC=AB/BC


BD/2.8=3.5/4.2


BD=3.5*2.8/4.2


BD=7/3


BD=2.33 cm


(iv) InABC, AD bisects A


BD/DC=AB/AC


X/6-x =10/14


14x=60-10x


14x+10x=60


24x=60


x= 60/24


x=5/2


x=2.5


BD=2.5


DC= 6-2.5


DC=3.5


(v) AB/AC=BD/DC


AB/4.2=BC-DC/DC


AB/4.2=10-6/6


AB/4.2=4/6


AB=4*4.2/6


AB=2.8 cm


(vi) BD/DC=AB/AC


BD/6=5.6/6


BD=5.6


BC= BD+DC


BC=5.6+6


BC=11.6 cm


(viii) InABC, AD bisects A


AB/AC=BD/DC


5.6/AC=3.2/BC-BD


5.6/AC=3.2/6-3.2


5.6/AC=3.2/2.8


AC*3.2=2.8*5.6


AC=2.8*5.6/3.2


AC=7*0.7


AC=4.9 cm


(ix) let BD=x,then DC=12-X


BD/DC=AB/BC


x/12-x= 10/6


6x=120-10x


6x+10x=120


16x=120


x=120/16


x= 7.5


BD=7.5 cm


DC =12-x


DC=12-7.5


DC=4.5 cm


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