Hey y'all, this is my first time using this site, so I apologize if this isn't great.
So, I'm having some trouble with this problem,
"In triangle ABC, M is the midpoint of AB. Let D be the point on BC such that AD bisects angle BAC, and let the perpendicular bisector of AB intersect AD at E. If AB = 44, AC = 30, and ME = 10, then find the area of triangle ACE."
Does anyone know,
(A - How to do this problem?
(B - What the answer is?
Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
Find the area of triangle ACE.
Hello Qube73!
¯AE=√222+102=24.166∠CAE= atan1022=24.444∘¯CE=√¯AE2+302−2⋅24.166⋅30⋅cos(∠ CAE)¯CE=√24.1662+302−2⋅24.166⋅30⋅cos 24.444∘¯CE=12.806
AACE=12⋅30⋅¯AE⋅sin ∠CAEAACE=12⋅30⋅24.166⋅sin 24.444∘AACE=150
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Hey y'all, that wasn't me... that question was posted at almost 1 AM my time, I wasn't even awake at that point. Asinus' solution was correct, so whoever said that it was incorrect, was
(A - Not me.
(B - Doing a different question.
I'm sorry for any incovience this may have caused.