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In the figure below, determine the perimeter of triangle EFG. Can someone help me. Is it A, or b, c , d?

In the figure below, determine the perimeter of triangle EFG. Can someone help me-example-1
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Answer: D. 82 units

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Step-by-step explanation:

Sides BD and GE are the same length because they are opposite the angles marked with one tickmark. Whatever this angle measure is, it's the same for angles C and F. This leads to the congruent sides.

Solve for x

BD = GE

4x-9 = 2x+15

4x-2x = 15+9

2x = 24

x = 24/2

x = 12

Use that x value compute the length of side BD

BD = 4x-9 = 4*12-9 = 48-9 = 39

You should find that GE is also 39 when plugging in x = 12, which helps confirm the correct x value.

Once we know all three sides of triangle BCD, we can find its perimeter

BC+CD+BD = 17+26+39 = 82

That's the perimeter of triangle BCD, but the two triangles are mirror copies of each other. So they have the same perimeter (because they have the same corresponding side lengths).

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