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For # 1-5, EF bisects ZDEG . (The diagram is not drawn to scale.)

For # 1-5, EF bisects ZDEG . (The diagram is not drawn to scale.)-example-1
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10) x = 13 units

11) AB = 270 units

Step-by-step explanation

The line segment PQ bisects the AB. And we were told that

AC = (9x + 18)

CB = (12x - 21)

But if the line segment PQ bisects the line AB, it means that AC will be equal to CB.

AC = CB

(9x + 18) = (12x - 21)

We can rewrite this as

12x - 21 = 9x + 18

12x - 9x = 18 + 21

3x = 39

Divide both sides by 3

(3x/3) = (39/3)

x = 13 units.

But question 11 asks us to calculate the length of AB

AB = AC + CB

AB = 9x + 18 + 12x - 21

AB = 21x - 3

Substituting 13 for x

AB = (21 × 13) - 3

AB = 273 - 3 = 270 units.

Hope this Helps!!!

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