Question

Help!!! will give medal:) :)
solve for x

Answer 1

do I just do 9+3=15+x??

Answer 2

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Answer 3

ACE ~ BCD

Answer 4

cross multiply you have

15/24 = x/x+3

Answer 5

Now you can use BC/AC=CD/CE
15/24/=x/x+3

Answer 6

so it will look like\[\frac{ 15 }{ 24 }=\frac{ x+3 }{ x}\] and just cross multiply

Answer 7

No it will be BC/AC=CD/CE
not BC/AC=CE/CD

Answer 8

Ok thanks for the help :)

Answer 9

Np anyway can you tell the rule by which the two triangles are similar?