Question

EF is a median of trapezoid ABCD. What is the value of x?

Answer 1

Add the two bases and divide by 2. That will give you the median

Answer 2

can you help me do that?

Answer 3

@Mertsj

Answer 4

What are the bases?

Answer 5

4x-10 and 3x+8?

Answer 6

@Mertsj

Answer 7

Add those together.

Answer 8

Add the two bases

Answer 9

so its 7x-2 ?
@Mertsj

Answer 10

yes

Answer 11

but how do you divide that by 13?

Answer 12

Add the two bases and divide by 2.

Answer 13

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Answer 14

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Answer 15

I thought you have to devide by the median?
@Mertsj

Answer 16

Well I posted earlier that you should add the 2 bases and divide by 2 and that would be the median. That is true. Do you believe it?

Answer 17

Add the two bases and divide by 2. That will give you the median

Answer 18

but i am looking for x

Answer 19

So write:
\[\frac{7x-2}{2}=13\]

Answer 20

And solve that equation.

Answer 21

That will give you x

Answer 22

can you just help me i don't know how to do that iether

Answer 23

@Mertsj

Answer 24

Multiply both sides by 2

Answer 25

1. Multiply both sides by 2
2. Add 2 to both sides
3. Divide both sides by 7