SOLUTION: If the parallel sides of a trapezoid contained by the lines y = 2x + 7 and y = 2x - 4, what equation represents the line contained by the midsegment? Please show work, it is for a

Question 1152679: If the parallel sides of a trapezoid contained by the lines y = 2x + 7 and y = 2x - 4, what equation represents the line contained by the midsegment? Please show work, it is for a geometry quiz. Thanks :)
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given that

are parallel lines
the line contained by the midsegment is also to lines above and positioned in the between them, only difference in equation is in y-intercept (,)
so, the equation will be
find
it will be half distance between (,) and (,) which is units
so, units up from (,) ; (,) =(,)
or, units down from (,) ; (,) =(,)
=> your equation

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