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Find EM.
Can anyone help me with this?

Find EM. Can anyone help me with this?-example-1
User Chachra
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The little red dashes on the segments means they are congruent. EM = MG

Let's plug the expressions from the picture into our equation above.

7x = 8x - 6

Subtract 8x from both sides.

-x = -6

Divide both sides by -1

x = 6

EM = 7x = 7(6) = 42

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