Question

In the isosceles triangle below, if BD is the perpendicular bisector of AD what is the value of x?

Answer 1

|AB| = |BD| because ΔABD is isosceles, and BD is the perpendicular bisector of AD.

4x + 5 =2x + 10

2x = 5

x=2.5

Answer 2

The value of x would be 2.5 or 5/2