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HURRY ANSWER QUICK!!! WILL GIVE 40 POINTS! In the diagram, the base of the tower is at point H, and the top of the tower is at point F. If the distance from the base of the tower to point G is 7x feet and the distance from the base of the tower to point E is 6x + 12 feet, find GE, the distance across the lake.

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This is the Equations of Points G and E combined to find x
7x = 6x + 12
7x - 12 = 6x +12 - 12
5x = 6x
x = 12
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