Question

Plsss help! If WX=s+32 and VY=s, what is the value of s?

Answer 1

s = 32

Explanation:

Triangle Midsegment Theorem states that if WV = VU and UY = YX, then VY || WX and VY = (1/2)WX

`s=(s+32)/(2) \\2s = s + 32\\s = 32`

We can check this because the length of WX is double the length of VY.

Answer 2

s = 32

Explanation:

according to the midline theorem , a segment joining the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is

half the length of the third side , that is

VY =
`(1)/(2)` WX , so

s =
`(1)/(2)` (s + 32) ← multiply both sides by 2 to clear the fraction

2s = s + 32 ( subtract s from both sides )

s = 32