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I forgot how to do this problem could someone please help thank you

I forgot how to do this problem could someone please help thank you-example-1
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triangles DAB & DEC ARE similar, then we can write

DA/DE = AB/EC ==>(8 +EA)/8 = 6/4
AND EA = 4
User Mihran Hovsepyan
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check the picture below

notice, the angles have, each a right-angle and they also share the angle on the upper-right-corner, thus, similar by AA

solve for "x"
I forgot how to do this problem could someone please help thank you-example-1
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