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Trying to find the missing segment to the triangle in the attached image.

Trying to find the missing segment to the triangle in the attached image.-example-1
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Answer:

44 units length

Explanation:

The side splitter theorem states that if a line is parallel to a side of a triangle and the line intersects the other two sides, then this line divides those two sides proportionally. Therefore:

20/10 = x/22

20/10*22 = x

44 = x

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