document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703167>Question 703167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im trying to help my son out and i have no clue how to do these problems.  Please help!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HJ = x and IK = 2x - 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HJ = 3x +5 and IK= 5x-9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #433352 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=433352\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Although it is not clear,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I assume you are listing parts of two different problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There must be clues, probably in a figure that goes with the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I do not see the picture that must be part of the problems, so I can only guess.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I imagine there is a rectangle HIJK.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maybe the angles are marked with little squares to indicate they are right angles,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or maybe there is something else that indicates HIJK is a a rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That would be the clue.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If HIJK is a rectangle, the lengths of diagonals HJ and IK are the same.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HJ = x and IK = 2x - 7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If geometry tells you that the lengths of HJ and IK are the same, you could write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-7=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-7=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and that is now an algebra problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides of the equal sign to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-7=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-7=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HJ = 3x +5 and IK= 5x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If geometry tells you that the lengths of HJ and IK are the same, you could write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x-9=3x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x-9=3x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and that is now an algebra problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides of the equal sign to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-9=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-9=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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