Find The Value Of The Variable y

In right ∆abc shown below, the midpoint of hypotenuse ac is located at d and segment bd is drawn.if ab = 12 and bc = 16, then explain why bd = 10. hint: consider what you know about the diagonals of a rectangle.

The length of a shadow of the building is 36m. the length of the pole, which is perpendicular to the ground, is 1.9m. the length of the pole's shadow is 1.52m. what is the height of the building?

Simplify (4x^2 - 8xy + 2y^2) - (9x^2 - 4xy - 7y^2) a. -5x^2 + 4xy + 9y^2 b. -5x^2 - 4xy + 9y^2 c. -5x^2 + 12xy + 4y^2 d. -5x^2 - 4xy - 5y^2