Triangles ABC and LBM are similar. We know this because AL and LB have the same length, so that AB is twice as long as either AL or LB. The same goes for MC and BM, and BC. The angle B is the same for both tirangles ABC and LBM, so the side-angle-side postulate tells us the triangles are similar, and in particular that triangle ABC is twice as large as LBM.
All this to say that LM must be half as long as AC, so LM has length (B) 14 cm.
To create a perfect square trinomial, halve the x coefficient, square it, and then add that value.
In the case of x² + 6x, we would have 6 to get 3, then square 3 to get 9.
We would add 9 to make a perfect square trinomial.
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</u><u>Why this works</u>
A perfect square trinomial is designed to factor to some value (x+n)².
When you FOIL this you get x² + 2nx + n².
As you can see, if you wanted to find the value of that n², you could take that x coefficient 2n, halve it to get n, and then square it to get n²!
Answer:
B) Parallel
Step-by-step explanation:
The lines have the same slope of 
. This makes the lines parallel.
Hope it helps!
5(4x - 10) + 10x = 4(2x - 3) + 2(x - 4)
20x - 50 + 10x = 8x - 12 + 2x - 8
30x - 50 = 10x - 20
30x - 10x = -20 + 50
20x = 30
x = 3/2 <==
