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Answer 1

@mathstudent55 can you help?

Answer 2

Same idea as before. Multiply two segments of one chord and set equal to the product of the two segments of the other chord:
2(3x - 2) = 5x

Answer 3

Now you need to solve that equation for x.

Answer 4

hmmm im having trouble

Answer 5

First, you need to distribute the 2 on the left side.

Answer 6

yeah so 6x = 4

Answer 7

An example of the distributive property os:
2(4x - 8) = 2*4x - 2*8 = 8x - 16
Now apply the distributive property to
2(3x - 2)

Answer 8

There is no equal sign inside the left side. The left side is simply
2(3x - 2)

Answer 9

oops i meant 6x - 4

Answer 10

Good, now that is equal to 5x, so write that.

Answer 11

6x - 4 = 5x

Answer 12

Now subtract 5x from both sides.

Answer 13

is the final answer -1x = 4?

Answer 14

i mean -4

Answer 15

it cant be

Answer 16

1x - 4

Answer 17

You are very close. You are correct that there is a 4 on the right side.
Look on the left side. You have 6x on the left side and you subtracted from it 5x. What is 6x - 5x?

Answer 18

6x - 4 = 5x
6x - 5x = 4

Answer 19

is it 1x?

Answer 20

so 1x = 4

Answer 21

so is 3 the final answer?

Answer 22

no because 5 + 3 is not 9

Answer 23

ughh im getting frustrated lol

Answer 24

1x = 4 means x = 4. x = 4 is the final answer

Answer 25

lol i completely missed that

Answer 26

1x is the same as x.
1b is the same as b.
etc.

Answer 27

yeah i forgot about that. Thanks!