Question

Triangle ABC is congruent to Triangle DEF, segment BC = 4x - 7 and segment EF = 2x + 3, find the length of BC and EF. Make sure you show ALL of your work.

Answer 1

bc and ef are congruent so that means
4x-7 =2x+3 subtract 2x from both sides
-2x -2x
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2x-7 = 3 add seven to both sides
+7 +7
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2x = 10 divide both sides by 2
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2 2

x=5 replace x with 5

4(5) -7= 13
2(5) +3=13

both bc and ef equal 13