document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201696>Question 1201696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> D is the midpoint of CE. If CD = 4x and DE = x + 9, what is CD?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If D is the midpoint of CE, then CD and DE are the same length.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = x+9<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve using very basic algebra.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then remember that the answer to the question is not x; it is the length of CD, which is 4x.<br><BR>\n" );
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