Question

Find the length of the midsegment.

Answer 1

50

Explanation:

The length of the midsegment is half the length of the base segment, so you have ...

... 2(6x +2) = 2x +84

... 10x = 80 . . . . . . . . . simplify, subtract 2x+4

... x = 8

The length of the midsegment is 6·8+2 = 50.