SOLUTION: five different points A,B,C,D and E lie on a line in that order. the length of AD is 4.5 and the length of BE is 3.5 .if the length of CD is 2, what is one possible value for the
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Question 392625: five different points A,B,C,D and E lie on a line in that order. the length of AD is 4.5 and the length of BE is 3.5 .if the length of CD is 2, what is one possible value for the length of BC ?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
AB = a, BC = b, CD = c, DE = d
a + b + c = 4.5
b + c + d = 3.5
d = 2
BC = b + c = 1.5
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