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Question 194862: What is the value of x?

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Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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if I remember my geometry correctly..two side bisectors intersect splitting the lines in a 2/3 to 1/3 ratio where 2/3 of the distance is from the vertex to the point of intersection and 1/3 is from the point of intersection to the point where the bisector intersects with the side
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so 1/3(3)=1