In the isosceles triangle ABC, ab = AC = 6, P is a point on BC, and PA = 4, then what is the value of Pb × PC?

In the isosceles triangle ABC, ab = AC = 6, P is a point on BC, and PA = 4, then what is the value of Pb × PC?

Make ad perpendicular to BC and BC perpendicular to d
PA ^ 2 = ad ^ 2 + PD ^ 2 (Pythagorean theorem)
BD = CD (three in one)
PB*PC=BD-PD)(CD+PD)
=(BD-PD)(BD+PD)
=BD^2-PD^2
=AB^2-AD^2-(AP^2-AD^2)
=AB^2-AP^2
=36-16=20