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Question 1 of 4572 is a midsegment, which of the following statements CANNOT be true?W0XYZAUX is a perpendicular bisectorOB. Zis a midpointOO. QT TROD. RB is twice as long as 72

Question 1 of 4572 is a midsegment, which of the following statements CANNOT be true-example-1
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C.\text{ }QT<strong>EXPLANATION</strong><p>We want to identify the statement that cannot be true.</p><p></p><p>TZ is a midsegment of the triangle. The midsegment of a triangle is a line connecting the midpoints of any two sides of a triangle and it is parallel to the third side.</p><p>The length of the midsegment of a triangle is half the length of the third side (side parallel to the midsegment)</p><p></p><p>This implies that a midsegment bisects the two sides that it connects. From the given triangle, it implies that:</p>[tex]QT\cong TR

Therefore, the statement that cannot be true is:

[tex]QTThe correct option is option C.
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