Consider a circle \( k \) with radius \( 2.5\,\mathrm{cm} \). In the circle is inscribed a convex quadrilateral \( ABCD \) so that the diagonal \( AC \) is the diameter of the circle, the length of \( BC \) is \( \sqrt{21}\,\mathrm{cm} \), and the length of \( DC \) is \( 4\,\mathrm{cm} \). What is the length of the shortest side of this quadrilateral? (See the picture.)