2/cos x
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Answer:
Case 1:


Case 2:


Case 3: Not possible
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
See attachment for illustration of each case
Required
Find AB and BC
Case 1:
Using Pythagoras theorem in ANB, we have:

This gives:



Take square roots of both sides


To calculate BC, we consider ANC, where:



Collect like terms


Take square roots


So:



Case 2:
Using Pythagoras theorem in ANB, we have:

This gives:


Collect like terms


Take square roots of both sides


To calculate BC, we consider ABC, where:



Collect like terms


Take square roots


Case 3:
This is not possible because in ANC
The hypotenuse AN (24) is less than AC (40)
145 divided by 7 =20.71
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These two lines are congruent (the same) so we can set them equal to each other and solve.
5x-4=3x+6
The first thing we need to do is subtract 3x from both sides leaving us with 2x-4=6
Now we can add 4 to both sides leaving us with 2x=2
Now we need to divide both sides by 2 to get x alone.
Giving us our final answer of x=1