document.write( "Question 246965: I am looking for the answer to these questions with 9th grade Algebra 1
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\n" ); document.write( "BC=4x-5,AD=2x+3
\n" ); document.write( "Find BC and AD.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "AB=8x-6 and BC=5x+12
\n" ); document.write( "Find the length of each side of the square.
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ABCD is a rectangle
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\n" ); document.write( "BC and AD are opposite sides of the rectangle so they are equal:
\n" ); document.write( "4x-5 = 2x+3
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 8
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "BC = 4x-5 = 4*4-4 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "AD = 2x+3 = 2*4+3 = 11
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\n" ); document.write( "ABCD is a square
\n" ); document.write( "AB=8x-6 and BC=5x+12
\n" ); document.write( "Find the length of each side of the square.
\n" ); document.write( "The sides of the square are equal.
\n" ); document.write( "8x-6 = 5x+12
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 18
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6
\n" ); document.write( "AB = 8x-6 = 8*6-6 = 42
\n" ); document.write( "BC = 5x+12 = 5*6+12 = 42
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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