Question

I need an answer to this. To help, WZ is half of XY.

Answer 1

s = 8

Explanation:

A segment joining the midpoints of 2 sides of a triangle is half the length of the third side, that is

WZ =
`(1)/(2)` XY , substitute values

2s =
`(1)/(2)` (s + 24) ← multiply both sides by 2 to clear the fraction

4s = s + 24 ( subtract s from both sides )

3s = 24 ( divide both sides by 3 )

s = 8