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Question 3 of 8

What is the length of CD?
B
15- X
с хр
5
E
20
1
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Question 3 of 8 What is the length of CD? B 15- X с хр 5 E 20 1 Answer here-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation

Triangles ABC and CDE are congruent, then:


\begin{gathered} (15-x)/(20)=(x)/(5) \\ 5(15-x)=20x \\ 75-5x=20x \\ 75=20x+5x \\ 75=25x \\ (75)/(25)=x \\ 3=x \end{gathered}

Answer

x=3

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