The length of the line segment BC is 31.2 units.
<h2>Given that</h2>Triangle ABC is shown.
Angle ABC is a right angle.
An altitude is drawn from point B to point D on side AC to form a right angle.
The length of AD is 5 and the length of BD is 12.
<h3>We have to determine</h3>What is the length of Line segment BC?
<h3>According to the question</h3>The altitude of the triangle is given by;
Where x is DC and y is 5 units.
Then,
The length DC is.
Squaring on both sides
Considering right triangle BDC, use the Pythagorean theorem to find BC:
Hence, the length of the line segment BC is 31.2 units.
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