SOLUTION: In parallelogram ABCD, the diagonals and intersect at E. If BE = 4x 12 and DE = 2x + 8, find x.

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Question 257269: In parallelogram ABCD, the diagonals and intersect at E. If BE = 4x 12 and DE = 2x + 8, find x.
Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have the following:
BE = 4x - 12 and DE = 2x + 8, find x.
These are equal, so, we have



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