In acute triangle ABC , we know the side lengths AB = sqrt(41) and BC = sqrt(\(31\)) and that altitude BD = 5 . What is AC ?
What is AC ?
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Pythagoras twice
\(\overline{AC}=\sqrt{41-25}+\sqrt{31-25}\\ \overline{AC}=\sqrt{16}+\sqrt{6}=4+\sqrt{6}\)
\(\overline{AC}=6.449\)
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