Maximum Distance of a Sliding Triangle's Vertex

Problem

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In right triangle ABCABC, ∠C=90∘\angle C = 90^\circ, AC=4AC = 4, and BC=2BC = 2. Points AA and CC lie on the xx-axis and yy-axis respectively. As AA slides along the xx-axis, CC moves correspondingly along the yy-axis. During this motion, find the maximum distance from point BB to the origin.

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Difficulty7/10
Topicsplane geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, Triangle Geometry

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