Question

Figure ABCD is a rectangle. The length of segment AE is (2x + 1) units and the length of segment EC is (x + 7) units.

What is the length of diagonal BD?

A) 8 units
B) 14 units
C) 26 units
D) 30 units

Answer 1

The diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other so 2x+1=x+7. Can you solve that?

Answer 2

@Luis 13+13 is NOT 23

Answer 3

so it would be C) 26 units..?

Answer 4

What is x?

Answer 5

i'm not sure

Answer 6

2x+1=x+7
Solve that and find x

Answer 7

I don't know how to do that..

Answer 8

Subtract x from both sides.

Answer 9

What do you get?

Answer 10

-1