25450rm 25450rm
  • 04-04-2022
  • Mathematics
contestada

Consider the figure below: (DE and BC are parallel)

Consider the figure below DE and BC are parallel class=

Respuesta :

Nimbus2005
Nimbus2005 Nimbus2005
  • 04-04-2022
If DE and BC are parallel, their sides must be proportional.

2/x+1 = 5/4x-2
Use cross multiplication:
8x-4=5x+5
3x=9
x=3

Plug this in:
x: 3
AE: 3+1 = 4
CE: 4(3)-2 = 12-2 = 10
AB: 2 + 5 = 7
AC: AE+CE = 4 + 10 = 14
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

In one year New York received 62.51 inches of rain.In November the city received 25% of rainfall. About how much rain did New York receive in November
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the appropriate preposition below. (PLEASE HELP NEED ANSWER ASAP)
an intrusion of magma along a bedsing plane is called what
An apple drops from a tree and hits the ground in 1.4s how far does it fall?
what is " ( ) " called?
Can someone help me understand the question, Will MARK AS BRAINLIEST 50 POINTS.Compare and contrast the northern and southern United States between 1800 and 185
Objects in motion eventually stop moving due to a _____ .can someone help me with this question
The characters in Shaw's Pygmalion represent A. the polar roles of good and evil. B. different social classes in London. C. viewpoints of various literary mo
thx for ur helpness click the picture
Complemetary angles are two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees. The ratio of the measures of two complementary angles is 2:13. What are the measures of