Answer:
○ c.

Explanation:
This is what is called the Midsegment Theorem, which states that the relation of a triangle's midpunkt is parallel to the triangle's third side, and the mid-segment length is half the third side length, so you would take half of 14 and set the expression equal to it:
7 = 2x - 9
+9 + 9
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16 = 2x
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2 2

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