Pearson Geometry Common Core, 2011
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Exercise 25 Page 482

22.5

Practice makes perfect

Let's analyze the given figure.

Since we are given three parallel lines that intersect two transversals, we can use the Corollary to the Side-Splitter Theorem.
The lengths of the segments intercepted on the transversals are proportional. Let's write a proportion using the expressions for the lengths of the segments. x/9=20/8 Let's solve it using the Cross Product Property.
x/9=20/8
8 * x=20 * 9
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Solve for x
8x=180
x=180/8
x=22.5