In trapezoid ABCD AC is a diagonal and ∠ABC ≅ ∠ACD. Find AC if the lengths of the bases BC and AD are 14m and 28m respectively.

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Answer:

[tex]AC=14\sqrt{2}m[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we are given trapezoid ABCD

AC is a diagonal

∠ABC ≅ ∠ACD

we know that

BC and AD are parallel

so, <DAC = <ACB

so, ΔABC ≅ΔACD

Since, both triangles are similar

so, their ratios must be equal

we get

[tex]\frac{BC}{AC} =\frac{AC}{AD}[/tex]

now, we can plug values

[tex]\frac{14}{AC} =\frac{AC}{28}[/tex]

[tex]AC^2=14\times 28[/tex]

[tex]AC^2=14^2\times 2[/tex]

[tex]AC=14\sqrt{2}m[/tex]