jacob1925 jacob1925
  • 19-08-2017
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If tb=5x and tu=4x-1 and ub=2x-1 what does x equal

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anju2710 anju2710
  • 25-08-2017
If C is a point between AB then we can write AC + CB = AB

Same way we can write tu + ub = tb
tu = 4x - 1 , ub = 2x - 1 and tb = 5x
So we can write it as

[tex]4x - 1+ 2x - 1 = 5x[/tex]

[tex]6x - 2 = 5x[/tex]

[tex]6x - 5x = 2[/tex]

[tex]x = 2[/tex]

So x is  = 2.
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