Triangle ABC is inscribed in a semicircle of diameter a = 2  (a) If x denotes the length of side AC, express the length y of side BC as a function of x. (Hint: Angle ACB is a right angle.) y =  b) Express the area ? of triangle ABC as a function of

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Triangle ABC is inscribed in a semicircle of diameter a = 2 

(a) If x denotes the length of side AC, express the length y of side BC as a function of x. (Hint: Angle ACB is a right angle.)
y = 

b) Express the area ? of triangle ABC as a function of x.

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