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Help me find X, please

Help me find X, please-example-1

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The value of x from the missing side of the given equilateral and isosceles triangles would be = 7

How to calculate the missing value of the given triangle?

From the definition of an equilateral triangle, the three sides of the triangle are said to be equal.

Therefore,

3x-5 = 5y-4= y+12

Using;

5y-4 = y+12

Bring like terms together;

5y-y = 12+4

4y = 16

y = 16/4 = 4

But;

3x-5 = (4)+12

3x -5 = 16

3x = 16+5

= 21

X = 21/3

= 7

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