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06/11/2017 at 15:40-
C is the midpoint of AD
\(\Rightarrow AC=CD=\dfrac{AD}{2}=5\left(unit\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow S_{\Delta CDE}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot CE\cdot5=30\left(units^2\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow CE=30\div5\div\dfrac{1}{2}=12\left(units\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow BC=\dfrac{2}{3}\cdot12=8\left(units\right)\)
\(\Delta ACB\) has \(\widehat{ACB}=\widehat{ECD}=90^o\left(\text{two opposite top angles}\right)\)
=> \(\Delta ACB\) right at C
=> \(AB=\sqrt{8^2+5^2}=\sqrt{89}\left(units\right)\)
So AB = \(\sqrt{89}\) units
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