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Exercise 8 Page 328

Consider the Incenter Theorem.

NW=26

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We are told that N is the incenter of the triangle. This means that it is the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors.

According to the Incenter Theorem, the incenter of a triangle is equidistant from its sides. Therefore, NZ, NY, and NW have equal lengths. NZ=NY=NW Since we are given the expression for the lengths of NZ and NY, we can equate them to solve for x.

NZ=NY
4x-10= 3x-1
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Solve for x
x-10=-1
x=9

Finally, we can calculate the lengths of any of the segments by substituting the value of x into either of the given expressions. NZ:& 4( 9)-10 =26 NY:& 3( 9)-1 =26 Because both of these segments have a length of 26, we know NW does as well.