document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156831>Question 1156831</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The parallel sides of a trapezoid are 8 inches and 12 inches long, while one of the non- parallel sides is 6 inches long. How far must this side be extended to meet the extension of the opposite side? What are the possible lengths for the opposite side? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "AB ||CD\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore triangle EAB ~ triangle ECD  ( Two angles congruent)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore AB/CD = EA/EC\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8/12 =x/(x+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/4 = x/(x+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+18=4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=18 \r<BR>\n" );
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