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Quadralateral ABCD is a rectangle. BE = 2x+1 and AC 6x -12. What is BE

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Answer:

BE=15

Explanation:

Since E is the center, BE=2x+1

And AC is 6x-12 with E being a midpoint.

Since AC is 2 segments and BE is only 1 then you multiply 2x+1 by 2 so that

you can find x. You multiply 2x+12 by 2 because E is the midpoint so that means ED is the same value as BE

6x-12=4x+2

BD=AC

6x-4x-12=2

2x=2+12

2x=14

x=7

BE= 2x+1

2(7)=14+1=15

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