Question

the midsegment of trapezoid QRST show below is line UV. find the length of UV in feet.

Answer 1

I believe it is 6

Answer 2

what formula would i use for this ?

Answer 3

UV can't be 6ft. It should be between 2 and 4

Answer 4

exactly lol thats why id like the formula for it. i'm thinking its 3

Answer 5

yes it's 3. but how did you get that...?

Answer 6

well its the only number between 2 and 4.

Answer 7

why not 3.5 or something?

Answer 8

well im not sure what formula to use for it but the reason i was saying 3 is because they are both whole numbers and the only in between number is 3.

Answer 9

if it were 2.5 and 4.5 i would say it would be 3.5

Answer 10

okay well can you explain it to me better and perhaps provide me with a formula? :p

Answer 11

\[UV=2+\frac{(2-x)}{2}+\frac{x}{2}\]