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#16043

geometry

similarity

pythagorean theorem

medium

120 sec

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

In the figure shown, triangles $A BC$ and $A D E$ are right triangles with right angles at $C$ and $E$ , respectively, and share angle $A$ . If $A C = 6$ units, $A E = 30$ units, and $D E = 20$ units, what is the length, in units, of $BC$ ?

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