Question

Given that x is a midsegment in the

triangle below, find its length.
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X
16
18
X = [?]

Answer 1

x=9

Explanation:

Since x is a midsegment this means that it bisects the side with a length of 16. Now using ratio and proportion between the large triangle and the small triangle to find the length of x you have to do

18/16=x/(16/2)

16x=18(8)

x= 144/16

x=9