In triangle XYZ, the bisector of $\angle XYZ$ intersects $\overline{XZ}$ at E if $\frac{XY}{YZ}=\frac{3}{4}$ an $XZ=42$, find the greatest integer value of XY.
Thus far, I have determined that $XE=18$ and $ZE=24$ by the angle bisector theorem, but I am unsure how to find XY.
The bisector theorem gives $\frac{XE}{EZ}=\frac{XY}{YZ}=\frac{3}{4}$, hence $XZ=42$ implies $XE=18$ and $EZ=24$.
By the triangle inequality, $XY+YZ$ has to be greater than $XZ=42$, hence $XY=\frac{3}{7}(XY+YZ)$ has to be greater than $18$. On the other hand, $YZ-YX$ has to be smaller than $XZ=42$, hence the length of $XY$ is at most $3\cdot 42=\color{red}{126}$.