Question

What is the length of the midsegment of this trapezoid?

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units
A (-2,4)
4
D(-2,-2)
3
2+
1+
-5-4-3-2-1
¹1.
-2-
3
1
2
3
B (4,3)
5
C (4.-5)

Answer 1

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`\textit{midsegment of a trapezoid}\\\\ m=\cfrac{a+b}{2}\qquad \begin{cases} a,b=\stackrel{parallel~sides}{bases~\hfill }\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ a=6\\ b=8 \end{cases}\implies m=\cfrac{6+8}{2}\implies m=7`