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In the rectangle below, E1=2x -2, FH=3x+6, and m 4IHG =35°.Find Gl and m LIEH

In the rectangle below, E1=2x -2, FH=3x+6, and m 4IHG =35°.Find Gl and m LIEH-example-1
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Recall that the diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other and are congruent, therefore:


\begin{gathered} FH=2EI, \\ GI=EI. \end{gathered}

Substituting the given expression for each segment in the first equation, we get:


3x+6=2(2x-2).

Solving the above equation for x, we get:


\begin{gathered} 3x+6=4x-4, \\ 3x+6+4=4x, \\ 3x+10=4x, \\ 4x-3x=10, \\ x=10. \end{gathered}

Substituting x=10 in the equation for segment EI, we get:


EI=2*10-2=20-2=18.

Therefore:


GI=18.

Now, to determine the measure of angle IEH, we notice that:


\Delta HFG\cong\Delta GEH,

therefore,


\measuredangle GHF\cong\measuredangle HGE.

Using the facts that the triangles are right triangles and that the interior angles of a triangle add up to 180° we get:


m\measuredangle IEH=90^(\circ)-35^(\circ)=55^(\circ).

Answer:


\begin{gathered} m\operatorname{\measuredangle}IEH=55^{\operatorname{\circ}}, \\ GI=18. \\ \end{gathered}

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