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In quadrilateral $BCED$, sides $\overline{BD}$ and $\overline{CE}$ are extended past $B$ and $C$, respectively, to meet at point $A$. If $BD = 8$, $BC = 3$, $CE = 1$, $AC = 19$ and $AB = 13$, then what is $DE$?

 Aug 22, 2025
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What is DE?

The lines extended from BD and CE form triangle ABC.

AB=13, AC=19, BC=3.

The following holds: |AC-AB| < BC.

Therefore, there is no triangle with side lengths {13, 19, 3}.

The question does not yield a sine answer.

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 Aug 23, 2025

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