Please help me. this is a geometry problem

AleFranz asked Feb 6, 2022

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AleFranz asked Feb 6, 2022

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Explanation:

"bisects" means "cuts in half".

that is the whole "secret" for that problem.

now we know, that both line segments are equally long (exactly half of the total length of UV).

so,

4x - 9 = 2x + 5

2x = 14

x = 7

Mhodges answered Feb 11, 2022

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