SOLUTION: the lengths of the bases of a trapezoid are represented by x+3 and 3x-9. in terms of x, the length of the median of the trapezoid is?

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Question 252420: the lengths of the bases of a trapezoid are represented by x+3 and 3x-9. in terms of x, the length of the median of the trapezoid is?

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the lengths of the bases of a trapezoid are represented by x+3 and 3x-9. in terms of x, the length of the median of the trapezoid is?
The length of the median is the average of the lengths of the two bases so we have:
[(x+3) + (3x-9)] / 2 =
(4x-6)/2 =
2x - 3