The pivot or midpoint of a seesaw on a playground is 13.5 feet from the swing set. If the swing set is 8 feet from the edge of the seesaw when the seesaw is level, how long is the seesaw.

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The length of seesaw will be equal to 11 feet.

It is given that midpoint of the seesaw is 13.5 feet from the swing set and swing set is 8 feet from the edge of the seesaw.

We have to find out the length of seesaw.

What do you mean by midpoint of a line segment ?

The midpoint is halfway between the two end points , whose x value is halfway between the two x values and y value is halfway between the two y values.

As per the question ;

The midpoint of the seesaw is 13.5 feet from the swing set.

and

The swing set is 8 feet from the edge of the seesaw.

So ;

The distance from the midpoint to the edge will be ;

13.5 – 8 = 5.5.

And

The length of the seesaw will be ;

= 2× (5.5)

= 11 feet

Thus , the length of seesaw will be equal to 11 feet.

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