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Find the value of c in rectangle TUVW.V3c-53W50-872c-27UT

User Ken Ingram
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Take into account that for the given rectangle, the length of segment UV is equal to the length of segment WT.

Then, you have:

UV = WT

replace the given expressions for the previos segments:

2c - 27 = 5c - 87

solve the previous equation for c, as follow:

2c - 27 = 5c - 87 subtract 5c and add 27 both sides

2c - 5c = - 87 + 27 simplify both sides

-3c = -60 divide by -3 both sides

c = -60/(-3)

c = 20

Hence, the value of c is 20

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