5.4 Properties of Midsegements - Investigation 2: Trapezoid Midsegment Properties
Trapezoid Midsegment
Step 4 - Questions
Are the correponding angles congruent? What can you conclude about the midsegment and the bases?
The corresponding angles are congruent. The midsegment and the bases are 1.15 less than one another.
Step 7 - Questions
How many times does the midsegment fit onto the segment representing the sum of the lengths of the two bases? What do you notice about the length of the midsegement and the sum of the lengths of the two bases?
The midsegment almost fits twice in the sum of the lengths of the two bases.
Trapezoid Midsegment Conjecture
The midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to the base and is equal in length to the adverage of the lengths of the base.