SOLUTION: If Q is the midpoint of PR, and PQ = 2x + 3 and QR = 3x – 2, find x, PQ, QR, and PR.

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Question 659999: If Q is the midpoint of PR, and PQ = 2x + 3 and QR = 3x – 2, find x, PQ, QR, and PR.

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If Q is the midpoint, then PQ and QR must be congruent and the measures of PQ and QR must be equal, so:



Solve for , then calculate and

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