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Find x if CE = x+12 and IE = 2x-6

Find x if CE = x+12 and IE = 2x-6-example-1
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Answer:

x = 8

Explanation:

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By inference (see the last comment about the question, I is the end point of a side bisector. (The asker has said that all other questions have to do with side bisectors).

So CI and IE are equal. That means that CE = two times the size of CI

CE = x + 12

IE = 2x - 6

CE = 2* IE (property of a bisector.

Solution

CE = 2*IE

x + 12 = 2*(2x - 6) Remove the brackets.

x + 12 = 4x - 12 Add 12 to both sides

x + 12 +12 = 4x-12+12 Combine

x + 24 = 4x Subtract x from both sides

x - x + 24 = 4x - x Combine

24 = 3x Divide by 3

24/3 = 3x/3

x = 8

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