Question

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The figure below shows two congruent triangular parks. What equation would help you to solve for the side length of BC and EF? Explain your reasoning using complete sentences. I understand how to do the distance formula but I am unsure about what to do with it.

Answer 1

where is your figure?

Answer 2

I am uploading the picture

Answer 3

I posted it

Answer 4

3x-15=x-1

Answer 5

What do I do?

Answer 6

I got 7

Answer 7

x = 7

Answer 8

thats right

Answer 9

Now what do I do with this?

Answer 10

plug it in and solve: 3(7)=7-1

Answer 11

i got 21 = 6

Answer 12

which doesnt make any sense to me

Answer 13

oh, wait, its just 7, thats your answer

Answer 14

ok. what would I say to answer this "What equation would help you to solve for the side length of BC and EF? Explain your reasoning using complete sentences."

Answer 15

just tell what you did in sentences to get the answer.

Answer 16

ok so I would say..

I took the equation 3x-15=x-1 and solved for x. My answer is x=7.

Answer 17

that'll work