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geometry intermediate

Problem

The sides of triangle are in the ratio . is the angle-bisector drawn to the shortest side , dividing it into segments and . If the length of is , then the length of the longer segment of is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
By the Angle Bisector Theorem, we have which implies . So , and thus . Hence
Final answer
C