SOLUTION: In parallelogram ABCD, the diagonals and intersect at E. If BE = 4x 12 and DE = 2x + 8, find x.

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Question 257269: In parallelogram ABCD, the diagonals and intersect at E. If BE = 4x 12 and DE = 2x + 8, find x.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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We have the following:
BE = 4x - 12 and DE = 2x + 8, find x.
These are equal, so, we have
4x+-+12+=+2x+%2B+8
2x+=+20
x+=+10