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P9 from week 2 day 2
P9: In convex quadrilateral ABCD, ∠A= 60◦, ∠C= 30◦, and AB=AD. Show that AC2=BC2+CD2.
since the thing we are trying to prove is very similar to a Pythagorean a^2 + b^2 = c^2, I have tried constructing or adding in lines of length a perpendicular to the original segment of length b, where a and b are BC and CD and trying to show that the hypotenuse of that right triangle is the same length as AC through similar triangles or other methods. I don't really think this method is going anywhere.
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