document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=699567>Question 699567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im finding X <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Triangle FGH is an equilateral triangle with FG=X+5, GH=3X-9, andFH=2X-2 what is X equal </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #431434 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=431434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because it is an equilateral triangle all the sides are the same, that is,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FG = GH = FH <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 3x-9 = 2x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's have a look at just one pair of these sides, FH and GH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-2 = 3x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looking at these we can see that GH has one more x than FH but is also 7 less in the number part of the expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because these sides are equal, we have not increased or decreased the side, we can say that x must be the same as 7. Therefore <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Work each expression out and see if they are the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 7+5 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-9 = 21-9 = 12 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-2 = 14-2 = 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yay! Our answer must be correct! so x = 7<BR>\n" );
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