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  • 03-01-2022
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Point B is on line segment AC. If AB = x + 6, BC = x + 8 and AC = 10, then find the value of x.

Point B is on line segment AC If AB x 6 BC x 8 and AC 10 then find the value of x class=

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reinhard10158
reinhard10158 reinhard10158
  • 03-01-2022

Step-by-step explanation:

this simply means that the sum of both short segments must be the same as the length of the whole line.

so,

x + 6 + x + 8 = 10

2x + 14 = 10

x + 7 = 5

x = 5 - 7 = -2

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