Math Puzzle for September 20, 2024

Drats! An angle bisector emerges on an election year

Angle Bisector, BD , is drawn within Triangle Δ ADC , bisecting  ے ADC .
Segment AB has a length of x .
Segment BC has a length of x − 2.
Segment CD has a length of x + 3.
Segment AD has a length of x + 6.

Find the measure of the angle θ in degrees and the length of segment BD .

The first correct answer sent to JeffreyRSmith@aol.com wins a gift card worth a lot of ice cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda.

The answer to last week’s puzzle was Airspeed V = 441.11 knots, Consumption Rate = 673 gallons per hour, Time En Route = 6.9 hours, Total Fuel Consumed = 4661 gallons.

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