Dark255
Dark255 Dark255
  • 04-09-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Suppose JM= 5x-10 and MK= x+14 and M is the midpoint of JK. Find x and JM

Respuesta :

BrainlyShelly BrainlyShelly
  • 04-09-2018
Because M is the midpoint of segment JK, JM=MK.

Now, substitute, and you will get 5x-10=x+14.
You can easily solve from here.


5x-10=x+14
5x-x-10=x-x+14
4x-10=14
4x-10+10=14+10
4x=24
4x/4=24/4
x=6

Since we now know x=6 and the two segments are congruent, both JM and MK are 6.

JM+MK= 6+6=12, therefore JK=12.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

The term social contract refers to people coming together and agreeing to what
What is the area of the kitchen floor in this floor plan?
cost:$10.00markup rate:60%find the selling price:
Did I balance this correctly?
how many variable terms are in the expression 3x3y 5xz − 4y x − z 9?
The majority of immigrants from Asia have settled A.on reserves B.in Quebec C.in British Columbia D.along the Canadian Shield
If the coordinates of a polygon graphed in the first quadrant with one vertex on the origin are (0,0), (a,0), (a,a), (0,a), then what is the most precise name f
what is the domain of the step function f(x) = ⌈2x⌉ – 1? {x| x ≥ –1} {x| x ≥ 1} {x| x is an integer} {x| x is a real number}
you go to the vending machine to get a drink and look at the options. which option will most likely have the greatest number of calori? a. coffee b. juice c. wa
the fossils found of organisms that lived 3700 million years ago were aerobic or anaerobic?