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Find the value of x !

Find the value of x !-example-1

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Answer:

x = 7

Explanation:

You want to know the value of x when the base of a triangle measures 5x+35, and its midsegment measures 35.

Midsegment

The base of the triangle is twice the length of the midsegment, so you have ...

5x +35 = 2(35)

5x = 35 . . . . . . . . . . subtract 35

x = 7 . . . . . . . . . . divide by 5

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Additional comment

The midsegment joins the midpoints of the sides of the triangle.

In more formal terms, the smaller triangle is similar to the larger one with a scale factor of 1/2. That means the parallel segments are related by that scale factor of 1/2: (1/2)(5x +35) = 35.

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