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Help with geometry similar triangles.

Help with geometry similar triangles.-example-1
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Answer: 9

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Step-by-step explanation:

The segment (4x-9) units long is the midsegment of the triangle. This is because each endpoint is a midpoint of the slanted sides.

One property of midsegments is that it is half as long as the side parallel to it.

The (4x-9) side is half as long compared to the 6x side.

Rephrased another way: The 6x is twice as long compared to (4x-9)

We'll use this to set up the equation to solve for x.

6x = 2*(4x-9)

6x = 8x-18

6x-8x = -18

-2x = -18

x = -18/(-2)

x = 9 is the final answer

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