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Solve for x given the diagram and expressions for segment lengths: 2x-1, 2y+1, y-3.

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-3

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  1. Identify the equalities from the diagram.

    The diagram shows three segments marked with a single tick. This indicates that these three segments have equal lengths. The lengths are given by the expressions (2x−1)(2x-1), (2y+1)(2y+1), and (y−3)(y-3).
    Therefore, we can set up the following equations:

    2x−1=y−3(Equation 1)2x - 1 = y - 3 \quad \text{(Equation 1)} 2y+1=y−3(Equation 2)2y + 1 = y - 3 \quad \text{(Equation 2)}
  2. Solve for yy using Equation 2.

    Equation 2 only contains the variable yy, so we can solve it directly:

    2y+1=y−32y + 1 = y - 3

    Subtract yy from both sides of the equation:

    2y−y+1=−32y - y + 1 = -3 y+1=−3y + 1 = -3

    Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation:

    y=−3−1y = -3 - 1 y=−4y = -4
  3. Substitute the value of yy into Equation 1 to solve for xx.

    Now that we have the value of yy, substitute y=−4y = -4 into Equation 1:

    2x−1=y−32x - 1 = y - 3 2x−1=(−4)−32x - 1 = (-4) - 3 2x−1=−72x - 1 = -7

    Add 1 to both sides of the equation:

    2x=−7+12x = -7 + 1 2x=−62x = -6

    Divide by 2:

    x=−62x = \frac{-6}{2} x=−3x = -3

    The value of xx is −3\boxed{-3}.

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