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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If line segment BA is a midsegment of triangle XYZ, find x. A.5 B.6 C.10 D.12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

my answer is 5

hero (hero):

Why is 5 your answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because thats the correct answer?

hero (hero):

is 5 the length of the segment or the value of x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i did an equation using the numbers and the answer i got was 5. is 5 not the right answer?

hero (hero):

What equation did you set up?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

was my equation wrong?

hero (hero):

If a segment is the mid-segment of a triangle, then its length will be half the base. In this case YZ, the base equals 10. Therefore, the mid-segment, AB = 5 But AB = x - 1 so we need to solve x - 1 = 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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hero (hero):

There you go...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhhh... thanks. :-)

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