freshman22
freshman22 freshman22
  • 18-09-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

B is the midpoint of line segment AC. Line segment AB=2x+4 and line segment AC=40. Find x and Line Segment BC.

Respuesta :

HistoryNerd15
HistoryNerd15 HistoryNerd15
  • 19-09-2018

Because B is the midpoint of AC and AB = 2x + 4, BC must also be 2x + 4. So you add 2x + 4 to 2x + 4 to get 4x + 8. Then you set that to be equal to 40. Then you subtract 8 from both sides to get 4x = 32 and divide by 4 so you end up with x = 8.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

how does their sovereign status as nations affect how native american tribes make treaties? 1) it allows native American tribes to easily get out of the treaty
(a) If U = {y:5 20), P= {7,8,12, 19; and Q = {12, 15, 17, 19), find PU Q and P-Q.
(0,0) is the coordinates of
What is Longfellow’s attitude toward Paul Revere? Dislike Humorous Admiration
why is water such a valuable natural resource?
if water absorbs 0.779j and has a mass of 0.4866g, how much would its temperature go up? a) 0.383 C b) 7.458 C c) 0.137 C d) 0.233 C
Morrow Enterprises Inc. manufactures bathroom fixtures. The stockholders’ equity accounts of Morrow Enterprises Inc., with balances on January 1, 2016, are as f
A student is given 1.525 g of pure CuO. To recover the Cu present in the compound, the dark powdery solid was dissolved in 15.0 mL of 6 M HCl, the solution dilu
Pls help tank you so much !!!!!
Wilturner Company incurs $85,000 of labor related directly to the product in the Assembly Department, and $34,000 of labor related to the Assembly Department as