Question

Please Help!! Determine the value of x.

At first I thought it would be 40,5 because line x looked like half of line 81 but my friend told that's not the way to do it so pls help me do this

Answer 1

40.5

Explanation:

You are absolutely right. However, it is not that just because it "looks like half of it." This is due to the midsegment of a triangle theorem. This theorem states that when the sides are equal when divided by the segment, the segment is 1/2 the size of the base, which is 81. Therefore, x does equal 40.5. Hope this helped!