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PrecalculusChallengeTriangle Trigonometry and Vectors

Triangle Trigonometry and Vectors · Challenge problem

In triangle ABCABC, AB=8AB=8, AC=12AC=12, and A=70∘A=70^\circ. The bisector of angle AA meets BCBC at DD. Find the areas of triangles ABDABD and ACDACD (use the fact that the bisector splits BCBC in the ratio AB:ACAB:AC).