document.write( "Question 33776: 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.
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In a circle O, chords AB and CD intersect at E (not center).
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\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
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