Interactive · 6 questions
The Midline Theorem in triangle geometry states the following:
Let be a triangle, and let and be the midpoints of line segments and respectively. Then .
In this page I'll walk you through a proof that this is indeed the case before delving into some problems that utilize this.
From the condition, which statements are true?
As a result, which statement can we make regarding similarities in the figure?
We're almost there! It's obvious that the coefficient of similarity between the two triangles is from our prior statements. What can we say as a result?
Ok, so now that we got that out of the way, let's try a few examples.
In the figure above, if , what is ?
Now: instead, suppose . What is ?
All right, final question.
Trapezoid above has . The midpoints of diagonals and are and respectively. If and , what is ?