Given rectangle BCDA as shown, find the value of x if BE = 2x+9 and EC = 12x-11

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To solve for \( x \) in the rectangle \( BCDA \) where \( BE = 2x + 9 \) and \( EC = 12x - 11 \), we can use the fact that \( BE + EC = BC \).

Since \( E \) is a point on line segment \( BC \), we can set up the equation:

\[ BE + EC = BC. \]

Assuming \( BC \) has the same length regardless of the values of \( x \) in the expressions for \( BE \) and \( EC \), we set \( BE \) equal to \( EC \):

\[ 2x + 9 = 12x - 11. \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

  1. Rearrange the equation to isolate \( x \):

\[ 9 + 11 = 12x - 2x, \]

\[ 20 = 10x. \]

  1. Divide both sides by 10:

\[ x = 2. \]

Thus, the value of \( x \) is \( \boxed{2} \).