Triangle ABC has sides AB = 25, BC = 17 and AC = 26 An altitude from vertex A intersects BC at D. E is on AD %3D AE such that ED 25 E Line CE passes through AB at F. 7 *VY where x and z are coprime FE can be expressed as and y does not have a perfect square factor. Find the value of x + y + z.

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Triangle ABC has sides AB = 25, BC = 17 and AC = 26
An altitude from vertex A intersects BC at D. E is on AD
AE
25
such that
Line CE passes through AB at F.
%3D
ED
FE can be expressed as V where x and z are coprime
and y does not have a perfect square factor. Find the
value of x + y + z.
Transcribed Image Text:Triangle ABC has sides AB = 25, BC = 17 and AC = 26 An altitude from vertex A intersects BC at D. E is on AD AE 25 such that Line CE passes through AB at F. %3D ED FE can be expressed as V where x and z are coprime and y does not have a perfect square factor. Find the value of x + y + z.
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