Because DE⊥BE,
And DE is the tangent of the circle, so OD⊥DE.
Okay, then.
In Δ δACB, O is the midpoint of AB, OD//BE.
Therefore, point F is the midpoint between AC and OD⊥AC(AC⊥BC,OD//BE).
So AD=DC
Because AD +DC=40
So AD=DC=20.
In δAOD, OA=OD=50/3. AD=20。 Its area is determined by Helen's formula S=√[p(p-a)(p-b)(p-c)] where
p =( 1/2)(a+b+c)=( 1/2)(20+50/3+50/3)= 80/3
Then s = √ [(80/3) (80/3-50/3) (80/3-50/3) (80/3-20)]
=400/3
s =( 1/2)odx af =( 1/2)(50/3)xaf。
Then 25/3AF=400/3.
AF= 16
So AC=2AF=32.
Then BC = √ (AB 2-AC 2)
=√[( 100/3)^2-32^2]
=28/3