Square has side lengths of 13 units. Point lies in the interior of the square such that units and units. What is the distance from to side

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The  distance  from E to side AD is 25/13.     What is a distance?    The length of the line connecting two places is the  distance  between them.   If the two points are on the same horizontal or vertical line, the distance can be calculated by subtracting the  non-identical values.      To find what is the distance from E to side AD:     If you draw a diagram, you'll see that triangle AEB is a  right triangle  with lengths 5, 12, and 13.   Let's call F the point where E meets side AD, so the problem is to find the length of EF.   By  Angle-Angle Similarity , triangle AFE is similar to triangle BEA. (the right angles are congruent, and both angle FAE and ABE are complementary to angle BAE)   Since they're similar, the  ratios  of their side lengths are the same.   EF/EA = EA/AB (they're corresponding side lengths of similar triangles).    Substitute them with known  lengths :   EF/5 = 5/13  EF = 5 × (5/13) = 25/13     Therefore, the  distance  from E to side AD is 25/13.    Know more about  distance  here:   https://brainly.com/question/2854969     #SPJ4     The correct answer is given below:    Square ABCD has side lengths of 13 units. Point E lies in the interior of the square such that AE=5 units and BE=12 units. What is the distance from E to side AD? Express your answer as a mixed number.

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