document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178913>Question 1178913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Square ABCD has side length 12cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the length of congruent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "segments BX, CX, and EX?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Extend segment EX to meet BC at Y.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By symmetry, Y bisects BC, so CY=6.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the length of congruent segments BX, CX, and EX; then XY=12-x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Pythagorean Theorem on triangle CYX to get an equation that is easily solved for x, which is what the problem asks you to find.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I leave the work to you.<br><BR>\n" );
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