SOLUTION: "The figure shows a triangle with one or more of its medians" Find UY if BU = 2x-4 and BY = 2x+1

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Question 1015373: "The figure shows a triangle with one or more of its medians"
Find UY if BU = 2x-4 and BY = 2x+1

Found 2 solutions by macston, ikleyn:
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From given information, assuming BUY is a triangle:
UY > 0
and
UY < 2x-4+2x+1
UY < 4x-3
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All we can determine from problem as submitted is:
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0 < UY < 4x-3
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Answer by ikleyn(52898) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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"The figure shows a triangle with one or more of its medians"
Find UY if BU = 2x-4 and BY = 2x+1
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Read your post and think: can we solve the problem based on this text?

The answer is "No".