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  • 04-08-2022
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Find the missing segment in the image below

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Answer:

42

Step-by-step explanation:

similar triangles

24/x = (24+8)/x+14

that looks complicated so we do

8/24 = 14/x

or

24/8 = x/14

3 = x/14

x = 3*14

x = 42

we test it with the first equation

24/42 = 32/56

simplify

4/7 = 4/7

true so 42 is correct

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