midsegments of triangles.notebook
January 03, 2013
5.4 Triangle Midsegments
Midsegment: Connects the midpoints of 2 sides of a triangle.
Triangle Midsegment Theorem: The midsegment of a triangle is parallel to a side of the triangle and its length is half the length of that side.
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midsegments of triangles.notebook
January 03, 2013
Examples:
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a
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