document.write( "Question 1064176: So I am struggling with some geometry and it is about midsegments. The triangle is named TUV. UV=80,TV=100,and HD=80. The question asks what is TU. The book said the answer is 160. Can some one please explain how?
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You haven't shown a picture of what the triangle looks like. So it's impossible to determine where points H and D are located (in relation to T, U, V). \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However, I have a feeling that H and D are midpoints of TV and UV (the order isn't clear). If so, then HD is parallel to TU and HD is half of TU\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since HD is half of TU, we know...
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\n" ); document.write( "HD = (1/2)*TU
\n" ); document.write( "80 = (1/2)*TU\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Isolate TU by multiplying both sides by 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "80 = (1/2)*TU
\n" ); document.write( "2*80 = 2*(1/2)*TU
\n" ); document.write( "160 = (2/2)*TU
\n" ); document.write( "160 = 1*TU
\n" ); document.write( "160 = TU
\n" ); document.write( "TU = 160\r
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