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Nookie1986 [14]
3 years ago
15

So someone help me explain how they found the solution to this Example 2?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Katena32 [7]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

XY=52\\\\YZ=79\\\\XY=131

Step-by-step explanation:

The line segment would like something like so:

X--------------------------Y---------------------------Z

The segment addition postulate says that x------y + y-------z = x-------y--------z

You are given the following measures for each:

            5x-3                         8x-9

X--------------------------Y---------------------------Z

|______________131______________|

You now need to substitute this in for the postulate:

XY=5x-3\\\\YZ=8x-9\\\\XZ=131\\\\XY+YZ=XZ\\\\(5x-3)+(8x-9)=131

Simplify the equation to solve for the value of x. Remove the parentheses:

5x-3+8x-9=131

Combine like terms to simplify the equation (make sure to keep the symbol of a term the same when combining. For example, since the negative symbol is in front of the three, it will be -3):

5x+8x-3-9=131\\\\13x-12=131

Use inverse operations. Add 12 to both sides:

13x-12+12=131+12\\\\13x=143

Use inverse operations to isolate the variable. Divide both sides by 13:

\frac{13x}{13} =\frac{143}{13} \\\\x=11

Now that we know the value of x, we can insert its value into each given length to simplify:

XY=5x-3\\\\XY=5(11)-3\\\\XY=55-3\\\\XY=52

--------------------

YZ=8x-9\\\\YZ=8(11)-9\\\\YZ=88-9\\\\YZ=79

------------------

To make sure the values are true, insert them into the postulate:

52+79=131\\\\131=131

Since the equation is true:

              52                            79

X--------------------------Y---------------------------Z

|______________131______________|

:Done

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