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post your work -- it's required to get assistance in PFDank2 said:I know i can use the Cosine theorem
mfb said:With Pythagoras only:
Put B at the origin, BC to the right along the x direction, BA (length c) upwards/right. Let a be the length CB.
C=(0, 0)
B=(a, 0)
A=(a/2, ##\sqrt{c^2-a^2/4}##)
Therefore:
Q=(3a/4, 0)
P=(a/8, 1/4##\sqrt{c^2-a^2/4}##)
Using Pythagoras again, ##PQ = \sqrt{(5a/8)^2 + 1/4^2 (c^2-a^2/4)} = \frac{1}{4}\sqrt{6a^2 + c^2}##
I don't think you can avoid anything like that completely. Square roots typically mean you need Pythagoras or more.
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