document.write( "Question 1193679: △ADE ~ △ABC.
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document.write( "Given: DE = 5, AD = 7, DB = BC
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document.write( "Find: AB
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document.write( "Let x represent the length of
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document.write( "DB and BC.
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document.write( " Write the length of
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document.write( " as an expression involving x.
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document.write( "AB =
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document.write( "Write a proportion that can be used to solve for x.
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document.write( "5
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document.write( "7
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document.write( "Find x, the length of
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document.write( "DB and BC.
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document.write( " (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
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document.write( "x =
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document.write( "Find AB. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
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document.write( "AB =
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