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Given DE||AB,AC=15,DC=10,EC=8. find BE

 Jul 7, 2019
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do you have a picture?

 

Im assuming its something like this:            (I cant be sure I dont want to solve the wrong question.)
 

 Jul 7, 2019
edited by CalculatorUser  Jul 7, 2019
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yes..its something like that only that

 Jul 7, 2019
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You should upload the actual picture.

Guest Jul 7, 2019
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only that what.

tommarvoloriddle  Jul 8, 2019
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By intercept theorem,

\(\dfrac{\text{AC}}{\text{DA} }= \dfrac{\text{BC}}{\text{BE}}\\ \dfrac{15}{15-10} = \dfrac{8 + \text{BE}}{\text{BE}}\\ 15\text{BE} = 40 + 5\text{BE}\\ 10\text{BE} = 40\\ \text{BE}=4\)

 Jul 8, 2019

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