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MATH / In triangle ABC, tan∠CAB=(22)/(7), and the altitude from A divides (BC)¯ into segments of length 3 and 17. What is the area of triangle ABC?

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In triangle ABCABC, tan∠CAB=227\tan \angle CAB = \frac{22}{7}, and the altitude from AA divides BC¯\overline{BC} into segments of length 33 and 1717. What is the area of triangle ABCABC?
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In triangle ABC, tan∠CAB=(22)/(7), and the altitude from A divides (BC)¯ into segments of length 3 and 17. What is the area of triangle ABC?
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In triangle $ABC$, $\tan \angle CAB = \frac{22}{7}$, and the altitude from $A$ divides $\overline{BC}$ into segments of length $3$ and $17$. What is the area of triangle $ABC$?

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Precalculus

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