document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257269>Question 257269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In parallelogram ABCD, the diagonals  and  intersect at E. If BE = 4x  12 and DE = 2x  + 8,  find x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "BE = 4x - 12 and DE = 2x + 8, find x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are equal, so, we have<BR>\n" );
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