SOLUTION: Find x,JM,MN,and JN if triangle JMN is an isosceles triangle with line JM congruent to line MN.
JM=2X-5
MN=3x-9
JN=x-2
T.he book answer is x=4,JM=3,MN=3,JN=2
Please explain
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: Find x,JM,MN,and JN if triangle JMN is an isosceles triangle with line JM congruent to line MN.
JM=2X-5
MN=3x-9
JN=x-2
T.he book answer is x=4,JM=3,MN=3,JN=2
Please explain how to work
This question is from textbook glencoe Mathmatics Geometry
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
JM=MN
JM=2X-5
MN=3x-9
JN=x-2
Thus: 2x-5=3x-9
2x-3x=-9+5
-x=-4
x=4 answer.
2*4-5=8-5=3 for JM.
3*4-9=12-9=3 for MN.
4-2=2 for JN.
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