Midsegment of a Triangle

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Plan:
1) Construct midpoints for two sides of a triangle.
2) Draw a segment connecting the midpoints.

That’s the midsegment!

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Step 1: Construct the midpoints of two sides. See the “Constructing a Perpendicular
Bisector” construction.
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m MN = 2.58 cm
m MNB = 51.30
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m AC = 5.16 cm
A m ACB =

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Step 2: Draw a line segment connecting the two midpoints. This segment is the midsegment.
Notice that it’s half the length of the third side of the triangle, and parallel to it.

NOTE: The measurements shown are not part of the construction. They are there to illustrate the
ratio of two between the segment lengths, and (using corresponding angles of a transversal) that
the midsegment parallels the third side.