Given:
UT = 31.5
To find:
The measure of US.
Solution:
In the figure, WV bisects UT.
⇒ US = ST -------------- (1)
UT = US + ST
31.6 = US + US (using (1))
31.6 = 2 US
Divide by 2 on both sides.
[tex]$\frac{31.6}{2} =\frac{2US}{2}[/tex]
[tex]15.8=US[/tex]
The measure of US is 15.8.
