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  1. May 23rd 2011, 02:31 PM #1
    nevershoutleah
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    Question How do I find the value of x?

    I'm doing an independant study unit for geometry and I need to find the value of x. I'm honestly not sure how...

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    Quote Originally Posted by nevershoutleah View Post
    I'm doing an independant study unit for geometry and I need to find the value of x. I'm honestly not sure how...
    Please Look at the image! http://i52.tinypic.com/33kwumc.png
    Assuming the lines are parallel then 4x+13=5x-17, WHY?
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  3. May 23rd 2011, 02:46 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Plato View Post
    Assuming the lines are parallel then 4x+13=5x-17, WHY?
    i wouldnt know, its in the textbook.
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    Why don't you look there?



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  5. May 23rd 2011, 07:11 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by nevershoutleah View Post
    I'm doing an independant study unit for geometry ...
    What's that?
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