Problem

11. Given that M is the midpoint of AB,AM=x+6, and AB=4x+6, find x.

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x=3

Steps

Step 1 :Understand the problem: The problem states that M is the midpoint of line segment AB. This means that AM = MB. We are given that AM = x + 6 and AB = 4x + 6.

Step 2 :Set up the equation: Since M is the midpoint, AM = MB. But we also know that AB = AM + MB. Therefore, we can set up the equation as follows: AB=2AM

Step 3 :Substitute the given values into the equation: Substitute the given values into the equation: 4x+6=2(x+6)

Step 4 :Solve for x: Simplify the equation to solve for x: 4x2x=126 which simplifies to 2x=6 and further simplifies to x=6/2 which gives x=3

Step 5 :Check the solution: Substitute x = 3 into the original equations to check: AM=x+6=3+6=9 and AB=4x+6=43+6=18. Since M is the midpoint, AM should be half of AB. 9 is indeed half of 18, so x=3 is the correct solution.

Step 6 :x=3

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