Question

help

Answer 1

given that :
line AB=8
line BD=9
line DE=13
line BC=X
what is the value of X

Answer 2

hmm both triangles are similar so you can set teh proportion \[\huge\rm \frac{ height }{ base }=\frac{ height }{ base }\]

Answer 3

soo 13/9=x/8

Answer 4

AD is base of big triangle

Answer 5

AB+BD would be base of big triangle

Answer 6

soo x/8=13/9

Answer 7

AB= ??
BD= ??
add both length that would be base

Answer 8

im lost

Answer 9

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @jamesr
given that :
line AB=8
line BD=9
line DE=13
line BC=X
what is the value of X
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
AB =what
BD= what ?

Answer 10

8 and 9

Answer 11

AD is length not jsut BD

Answer 12

yes right that would be base of big triangle
AB+BD
8+9= base

Answer 13

so it's \[\frac{ 13 }{ 8+9}=\frac{ x }{ 8}\]

Answer 14

104/17

Answer 15

yep

Answer 16

divide that

Answer 17

6.117647059

Answer 18

looks good so x is what ?