ΔABC ~ ΔDEC. ∠1 and ∠2 have the same measure. Find DC and DE. (Hint: Let DC=x and AC=x+3. Use the figure shown.)
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1) Final expression:
2) Final expression:
Step-by-step explanation:
1)
The first expression is
First, we remove the 2nd bracket by changing the sign of all the terms inside:
Now we group the terms with same degree together:
Now we solve the expression in each brackets:
So, this is the final expression.
2)
The second expression is
We apply the distributive property, so we rewrite the expression as follows:
Solving both brackets,
Now we group terms of same degree together:
And solving each bracket,
So, this is the final expression.
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