Triangle XYZ is an isosceles Triangle with legs XY and ZY. Segments QR and QS are perpendicular bisectors of triangle XYZ. Find the length of segment QR if QS = 1/2x + 2 and QS = x - 10.

Triangle XYZ is an isosceles Triangle with legs XY and ZY Segments QR and QS are perpendicular bisectors of triangle XYZ Find the length of segment QR if QS 12x class=

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we know XYZ is an isosceles, thus XY = YZ, the perpendicular segment bisectors of QR and QS are also equal to each other in length, because they both are segment bisectors and thus YR=RX=YS=SZ, so any perpendicular line stemming from the same length on each side will meet its counterpart right on the middle of the triangle.

[tex]\bf \stackrel{QR}{\cfrac{x}{2}+2}~~=~~\stackrel{QS}{x - 10}\implies \stackrel{\textit{multiplying both sides by }\stackrel{LCD}{2}}{2\left( \cfrac{x}{2}+2 \right)=2(x-10)}\implies x+4=2x-20 \\\\\\ 4=x-20\implies 24=x \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \stackrel{QR}{\cfrac{24}{2}+2}\implies 12+2\implies 14[/tex]