In , a line through on and on is drawn parallel to . The lengths of and (in cm) are…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Triangles · Triangles

Problem

\triangle MNP

, a line through

R

MN

and

S

MP

is drawn parallel to

NP

. The lengths of

MR

and

MS

(in cm) are

x

and

x+2

respectively. If

MN = 14\,\text{cm}

and

MP = 21\,\text{cm}

, find the value of

x