Question

Refer to the figure: The Triangle

Midsegment Theorem says the midpoints
(K and L) of two sides of a triangle will
result in parallel third sides such that KL is
half of MN.
A. Sketch ∆JKL and ∆JMN separately in the space below. Label all vertices.
Then explain, in detail, how you could
justify that the two triangles are similar, using the results of the Midsegment
Theorem.


What is the scale factor between the two triangles and how do you know?

Answer 1

The Triangle Midsegment Theorem states that, if we connect the midpoints of any two sides of a triangle with a line segment, then that line segment satisfies the following two properties

Explanation: