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What is the length of Segment BG and LB?
Can y’all give me a little explanation too please

What is the length of Segment BG and LB? Can y’all give me a little explanation too-example-1

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Answer:

LG=8, BG=14

Explanation:

The theorem referred to here is: If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects the other two sides, it divides those two sides proportionally.

So: using that fact, we can set up a proportion:

12/21 = 2x+2/5x-1

Cross multiply that proportion:

21(2x+2)=12(5x-1)

42x+42=60x-12

54=18x

3=x

Substitute 3 in for x.

LB= 2(3)+2

LB=8

BG= 5(3)-1

BG=14

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