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<p>Hey people, I see that a lot of other posters are putting up SAT questions that they need help with. I thought I would do so as well.</p>

<p>In triangle ABC, AC=6 and BC=3. Point P (not shown) lies on AB between A and B such that CP is perpendicular to AB. Which of the following could be the length of CP?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
E. 8</p>

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<p>F U C K</p>

<p>I just spent half an hour staring at this thing, using sine rules and trig and all that b u l l s h i t.</p>

<p>Consider the smaller triangle BCP. If BP and CP are perpendicular, BC must be the hypothenuse, the longest side. Since BC = 3, BP must be less than 3 --> Option A. Damn I feel stupid.</p>