Joshua was solving for the midsegment of a trapezoid. However, he made a mistake when solving for the length. Look at Joshua's work and find his mistake, correct it and solve for the actual answer. Show your work to receive full credit. 2(x + 6) = 15 2x+ 12 = 15 2x = 3 X = 1.5 The length of the missing side is 1.5 units long. X 150
Joshua was solving for the midsegment of a trapezoid. However, he made a mistake when solving for the length. Look at Joshua's work and find his mistake, correct it and solve for the actual answer. Show your work to receive full credit. 2(x + 6) = 15 2x+ 12 = 15 2x = 3 X = 1.5 The length of the missing side is 1.5 units long. X 150
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Transcribed Image Text:2x = 3
X = 1.5
The length of the missing side is 1.5 units long.
X
15 A
6A

Transcribed Image Text:Joshua was solving for the midsegment of a trapezoid. However, he made a mistake
when solving for the length. Look at Joshua's work and find his mistake, correct it and
solve for the actual answer. Show your work to receive full credit.
2(x + 6) = 15
2x + 12 = 15
2x = 3
X = 1.5
The length of the missing side is 1.5 units long.
X
150
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