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Question 124918This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathmatics 2
: I am trying to help my daughter better understand her math and how to find the answer. These are the practice questions. Thanks
Rectangle ABCD shares BC (line above BC) with equilateral triangle BCE. The length of CD (line above CD) is 4 cm, and the length of DA (line above DA)is 3 cm.What is the length of BE (line above BE)?
This question is from textbook Prentice Hall Mathmatics 2

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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If I am picturing this correctly, Line AD = BC = 3" because it is a rectangle
BC is also one side of equilateral triangle (all sides =) Therefore BE = 3" also