document.write( "Question 1121653: Assume M is the midpoint of segment UV, X is the midpoint of segment UM, and Y is the midpoint of segment XV\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "UM is one-half of UV, and XM is half of that, so XM must be one-fourth of UV. Also MV is one-half of UV, so XV must be three-fourths of UV. Since Y is the midpoint of segment XV, then YV must be three-eighths of UV, and MY, which is 5, must be one-eighth of UV. So if 5 is one-eighth of UV, UV must be 40 and XY must be 30.
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