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Intersecting Secant (Exterior)
Find X =

Intersecting Secant (Exterior) Find X =-example-1
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Answer: x = 13

Step-by-step explanation: the equation to solve this is:

4 × (4 + 8) = 3 × (3 + x)

so we solve the first half of that:

4 × (4 + 8)

4 × 12

48

now we have:

48 = 3 × (3 + x)

so we switch the sides to make it easier and solve

3 × (3 + x) = 48

divide both sides by 3

3 × (3 + x) ÷ 3 = 48 ÷ 3

and get

3 + x = 16

now subtract 3 from both sides

3 + x = 16

-3 -3

and finally we get

x = 13

hope this helped :)

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