document.write( "Question 690568: Isosceles triangle with a mid segment of 3x and the base 4x+20 solve for x. How am i suppose to find the answer to this question? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #426337 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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Greek word isoskeles, which is made up of two words: \"isos,\" meaning \"equal,\" and \"skelos,\" meaning \"leg.\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "by the Triangle Mid-segment Theorem, in a triangle a mid segment is always equal to half length of the base \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " so, \"3x=%284x%2B20%29%2F2\" ...........solve for \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2A2=4x%2B20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x=4x%2B20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x-4x=20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=20\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=20%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=10\"\r
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