Question

What is the length of Line Segment AC? Show your work.

Answer 1

The triangles are similar, so corresponding sides are proportional.
\[\frac{ 3 }{ 51 }=\frac{ x }{ 144-x }\]
cross multiply

Answer 2

oh okay so it would be
3*144-x = 51*x
Right?

Answer 3

You're going to have to distribute the 3 so use parentheses
3(144-x) = 51*x

Answer 4

witch is?

Answer 5

I don't know what you mean

Answer 6

how do you Distribute?

Answer 7

multiply the 3 by both of the terms in the parentheses. For example