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Y is a point on line segment XZ such that XY = 1/2 XZ.
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05 Jun 2017, 02:24
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Y is a point on line segment XZ such that \(XY = \frac{1}{2} XZ\). If the length of YZ is 4a + 6, and the length of XZ is 68, then a =
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Re: Y is a point on line segment XZ such that XY = 1/2 XZ.
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11 Oct 2017, 05:35
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If Y is such that XY is half of XZ, the entire segment, this means Y divides the segment in two equal sub-segments, both 4a+6 long. This means that if the full segment is 68 long, we just have to put 2*(4a+6) = 68 to get a. Indeed, from that equation a = 7!
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