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Answer this please I’m really struggling-example-1
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Answer: x=10, y=7.5

Explanation:

For this problem, we are given that BD bisects ABC. That means ABD and DBC are equal to each other. We are also given that ABC is 25. With the given information, we can create two equations.

Equation 1: 2x-y=3y-x

Equation 2: 2x-y+3y-x=25

Now, we can solve for x and y.

2x-y+3y-x=25 [combine like terms]

x+2y=25

Let's simplify Equation 1 by solving for a variable.

2x-y=3y-x [add both sides by x]

3x-y=3y [add both sides by y]

3x=4y [divide both sides by 3]

x=4/3y

Now that we have x, we can plug it into any equation to solve for y.

x+2y=25 [plug in x=4/3y]

(4/3y)+2y=25 [combine like terms]

10/3y=25 [multiply both sides by 3/10]

y=15/2

Now we can plug in y=15/2 to solve for x.

x=4/3y [plug in y=15/2]

x=4/3(15/2) [multiply]

x=10

Now, we know that x=10 and y=7.5.

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