document.write( "Question 33776: In a circle O, chords AB and CD intersect at E (not center).
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document.write( "AE = X, EB = X+1, CE = X-1 and ED = 2X.
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document.write( "Find AE. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #20205 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a circle O, chords AB and CD intersect at E (not center). \n" ); document.write( "AE = X, EB = X+1, CE = X-1 and ED = 2X. \n" ); document.write( "Find AE.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "IN A CYCLIC QUADRILATERAL,WE HAVE \n" ); document.write( "AE*EB=CE*ED \n" ); document.write( "X(X+1)=(X-1)2X \n" ); document.write( "X+1=2X-2 \n" ); document.write( "2X-X=1+2=3 \n" ); document.write( "X=3 \n" ); document.write( "SO.. \n" ); document.write( "AE=X=3 \n" ); document.write( " |