Question

How can I find the value of X?​

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Remark

The first thing you must do is notice that <D = <BEA. Mark it that way on your diagram.

The Second thing you need to notice is that <BEA and <A are equal because <A and <D are marked as equal.

So both the large triangle and the small one are isosceles. because 2 of the 3 angles are equal.

Now are you ready for this? That means that BA = 10 because BA is opposite one of the 2 equal angles in the small triangle. So now you are ready to set up a proportion.

Proportion

AB / AC = AE/AD

Givens

AB = 10

AC = 18

AE = 8

AD = x + 8

Solution

Substitute the Givens into the Proportion.

10/18 = 8/(x + 8)                      Cross multiply

10(x + 8) = 8 * 18                     Simplify both sides

10x + 80 = 144                        Subtract 80 from both sides

10x + 80 - 80 = 144 - 80

10x = 64                                   Divide by 10

10x/10 = 64/10

Answer: x = 6.4