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Angle bisector AD with AB = 16, AC = 12, BD = 4: find DC

The same question, asked 2 times: CDS 2 2020, CDS 1 2022. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 2 2020

    62
    In a △ABC\triangle ABC, AC = 12 cm, AB = 16 cm and AD is the bisector of ∠A\angle A. If BD = 4 cm, then what is DC equal to ?

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 1 2022

    81
    In a triangle ABCABC, AB=16AB = 16 cm, AC=12AC = 12 cm and ADAD is the bisector of ∠A\angle A. If BD=4BD = 4 cm, then what is CDCD equal to?

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