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If QR=x+29 and PS=x–16, what is the value of x?

If QR=x+29 and PS=x–16, what is the value of x?-example-1
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Answer: 61

By the triangle midsegment theorem, 2(SP)=RQ.

So, 2(x-16)=x+29, meaning x=61.

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