#Need help with geometry

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robust compass
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A right angle bisector divides the hypotenuse into two sections whose length ratio is 5:12. At what ratio will the small catheter of a small angle bisector divide?

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robust compass
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Anyone?

serene ether
uneven token
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it depends on what x is

serene ether
uneven token
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my thought process is that you can use the angle bisector theorem and the pythagorean theorem to calculate CB

severe canyon
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I think it is looking for the ratio between the lengths of the segments of AC, as divided by the angle bisector of angle B

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severe canyon
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Drop perpendicular from K to BC at D, denote the length of KD by h

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Then BD = 2.4h; use Pyth. to express x in terms of h or vice versa