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\n" ); document.write( "E is the midpoint of DF. If EF = x + 9 and DF = 3x + 9, what is DF
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document.write( "Then  2(x+9) = 3x + 9,  which implies, step by step\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2x + 18 = 3x + 9\r\n" );
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document.write( "    18 - 9 = 3x - 2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "       9   =    x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    DF = 3x + 9 = 3*9 + 9 = 27 + 9 = 36.    \r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  DF = 36.\r\n" );
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