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In the isosceles triangle below, if BD is the perpendicular bisector of AD what is the value of x?

In the isosceles triangle below, if BD is the perpendicular bisector of AD what is-example-1
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|AB| = |BD| because ΔABD is isosceles, and BD is the perpendicular bisector of AD.

4x + 5 =2x + 10

2x = 5

x=2.5

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The value of x would be 2.5 or 5/2
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