5x+8=23 what is the variable in this equation

In the following diagram it is given that dec,ab || dc, ad || eb, and ad is congruent to bc. a)why isn't abc a parallelogram even though it has a pair of parallel sides and a pair of congruent sides b)explain why be must be congruent to bc. further explain what type of triangle this makes triangle abc and what it tells you about angle 1 and angle 2c) finally why must angle 3 be congruent to angle 1? further, explain why we know that angle 3 is congruent to angle 2

There is an entrance to the computer room at point e which lies on ab and is 5 feet from point a. plot point e on the coordinate plane. find the distance from the entrance at point e to the printer at point e

A. the probability that a product is defective is 0.1. what is the probability that there will be 1 or less defective products out of the next 8 produced products b.the expected number of imperfections in the coating nylon for parachutes is 6 per 100 yards. what is the probability of finding 12 or fewer imperfections in 260 yards c.in a lot of 54 products there are 9 defective products. calculate the probability that not more than 1 is defective from a random sample of 17 products.