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In the figure shown, the lengths of segments AC, BC, CD, and CE are given in terms of the variable x. If $\overline{AB} \parallel \overline{DE}$, are the dimensions reasonable? Justify your answer. not to scale A B C D E x x + 3 x + 4 x + 2

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          In the figure shown, the lengths of segments AC, BC, CD, and CE are given in terms of the variable x.
If $\overline{AB} \parallel \overline{DE}$, are the dimensions reasonable? Justify your answer.
not to scale
A
B
C
D
E
x
x + 3
x + 4
x + 2

in the figure shown the lengths of segments ac bc cd and ce are given in terms of the variable x if overlineab parallel overlinede are the dimensions reasonable justify your answer not to sc 98387

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Geometry A Common Core Curriculum

Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell 1st Edition

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We are given two triangles, $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle EDC$, which share a common vertex C. The lengths of the segments are: $AC = x$ $BC = x + 3$ $CE = x + 4$ $CD = x + 2$ We are also given that $\overline{AB} \parallel \overline{DE}$. We need to determine if Show more…

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In the figure shown, the lengths of segments AC, BC, CD, and CE are given in terms of the variable x. If $\overline{AB} \parallel \overline{DE}$, are the dimensions reasonable? Justify your answer. not to scale A B C D E x x + 3 x + 4 x + 2