A, B & C lie on a straight line. BD = CD.
Angle BCD = 50° and Angle BAD = 10°
Work out X, explaining each stage of your working in the comment box.

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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so, converting firstly the mixed fractions to improper fractions and then "adding".

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