Big Ideas Math Geometry, 2014
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Exercise 1 Page 353

x=6

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We are told that MN is a midsegment of △ JKL. This means that M is a midpoint of JK and N is a midpoint of JL.

According to the Triangle Midsegment Theorem, if a segment joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, then it is half as long as the third side. This allows us to relate the lengths of MN and KL. MN = 1/2 KL Let's substitute the given lengths and solve the equation.

MN=1/2 KL
x=1/2( 12)
x=12/2
x=6

We found that x=6.