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Question 433022: How to solve this problem?
In an isosceles trapezoid, one diagonal is labeled 3x - 8 and the other diagonal is labeled 22. What is the value of x?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
an isosceles trapezoid...one diagonal is labeled 3x - 8, the other 22
Diagonals are of equal length:
3x-8 = 22
3x = 30
x = 10