Consider △ABC with AB=5, BC=5 and AC=6. Let P and Q be the midpoints of AB and AC respectively. Calculate each of the following, if your answer is a fraction type it in the form s/t, do not give a decimal number.   The length of PQ is ____ The length of BQ is ____ If X=BQ∩CP, then the length of BX is ____

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Consider △ABC with AB=5, BC=5 and AC=6. Let P and Q be the midpoints of AB and AC respectively. Calculate each of the following, if your answer is a fraction type it in the form s/t, do not give a decimal number.

 

The length of PQ is ____

The length of BQ is ____

If X=BQ∩CP, then the length of BX is ____

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