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Help please i’m struggling with this stuff!!

Help please i’m struggling with this stuff!!-example-1
User Wade Tandy
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Explanation:

Answer:

x = 4

Explanation:

In triangle ABC, DE || AC

Therefore by Basic Proportionality Theorem (BPT):


(x + 2)/(x) = (3)/(2) \\ \\ 2(x + 2) = 3x \\ \\ 2x + 4 = 3x \\ \\ 4 = 3x - 2x \\ \\ 4 = x\\ \\ \huge\purple {\boxed {x = 4}} \\

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