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- In rhombus VWXY, if VW = 24, and WX = 2x -12, what is x? Any thoughts ?!

- In rhombus VWXY, if VW = 24, and WX = 2x -12, what is x? Any thoughts ?!-example-1

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Answer:

x = 18

Explanation:

There's a line though all of the sides, so I'm going to assume that all sides are congruent.

Therefore

24 = 2x-12

add 12 to both sides

36 = 2x

divide by 2

x = 18

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