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geometry intermediate

Problem

In triangle we have that and What is the length of the shortest angle bisector in ? Express your answer in simplest radical form.
Solution
Let's sketch our triangle first. We can see that the shortest angle bisector will be from the vertex (we leave the proof to the reader). We will call that bisector Since by definition and since is isosceles, we can see that This is useful, since we know that and Therefore, we use the Pythagorean theorem to find Therefore, our answer is
Final answer
3\sqrt{3}