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  • 11-05-2020
  • Mathematics
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DeanR
DeanR DeanR
  • 11-05-2020

We have similar triangles so

12/x = (12+78)/(x+13)

We can skip some algebra by doing the ratio on the pieces.  We'll show it works at the end.

12/x = 78/13

x = 12(13)/78 = 2

We check

12/2 = 6

(12+78)/(2+13) = 90/15 = 6, good

Answer: x=2

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