Question

Solve for x.
A triangle is drawn with a midsegment. The midsegment is labeled 4 x minus 1 and the side of the triangle that is parallel to the midsegment is labeled 30.

30

15

7.75

4 Solve for x.
A triangle is drawn with a midsegment. The midsegment is labeled 4 x minus 1 and the side of the triangle that is parallel to the midsegment is labeled 30.

30

15

7.75

4 @Mathematics

Answer 1

4x-1 = 1/2 (30)

x=4

If you are interseted in knowing how I got the answer.. then here:

The mid-segment theorem states that: If a segment join the midpoint of two sides of a triangle, then it is parallel to the third side, and it's length is one-half the length of the third side.

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