asked 27.4k views
2 votes
if the length of segment AB is 1/3 the length of segment AC and if segment AC is 12 cm long, how long is segment BC?

if the length of segment AB is 1/3 the length of segment AC and if segment AC is 12 cm-example-1

2 Answers

4 votes
First we will find the length of AB which is 1/3 the length of AC.

AB = 1/3 * 12 = 4

So AB is 4 and AC is 12 so we can subtract AB from AC to find BC.

12 - 4 = 8

So BC is 8.

Hope this helps :)
answered
User Angad Dubey
by
7.6k points
7 votes
The length of BC I believe will be 8
answered
User Acassis
by
8.0k points

No related questions found

Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.