Question

Rom the diagram below, if side AB is 48 cm., side DE would be _____

Answer 1

From the given figure, the following was observed:

a.) Distance from A to D and D to C is equal.

b.) Distance from B to E and E to C is equal.

Therefore, we can conclude that DE is a midsegment.

The midsegment of a triangle is half the measurement of the base.

`\text{ Midsegment = }(1)/(2)\text{ x Triangle Base}`

We get,

`\text{ Midsegment = }(1)/(2)\text{ x 48 = }(48)/(2)`
`\text{ Midsegment = 24 cm}`

The midsegment is 24 cm.

The answer is CHOICE B.