34, and if 55 was replaced with 33, the new median would be 33.
Step-by-step explanation:
The median is the number that is in the middle of a data set, once the numbers are organized from least to greatest. If we put the numbers in order (18, 22, 24, 32, 34, 39, 55, 57, 59), the number in the middle is 34. If we do the same, but replace 55 with 33, (18, 22, 24, 32, 33, 34, 39, 57, 59), we get 33 as the median.
The midpoint of BC will be a distance from line k that is the average of the distances of B and C: (17+13)/2 = 15. Call that midpoint P. We know distance MP is half of distance MA. This same relationship will hold with respect to the distances from P and A to any line through M. That is, the distance from line k (through M) is twice the distance from P to line k: 30 units.
