2018 UNCO Math Contest II Problems/Problem 2
Problem
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Segment AB is perpendicular to segment BC and segment AC is perpendicular to segment BD. If segment AB has length 15 and segment DC has length 16, then what is the area of triangle ABC?
Solution
See also
| 2018 UNCO Math Contest II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All UNCO Math Contest Problems and Solutions | ||
