Midsegments Name___________________________

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1. Line segments MP, MQ, and PQ are midsegments of ABC. Write a good definition of a midsegment.




2. List as many relationships as you can find that might be of interest.

a.


b.


c.


d.


3. Use the properties you discovered in #2 to name the parts of the figure for #3.

a. A midsegment of ACE ______
b. A segment parallel to AE ______
c. A segment that has the same length as BC ______
d. A segment that has half the length of AE ______
e. A segment that has twice the length as BD ______


E
A
B
C
D
B
A C
P
Q
A
M
A
6 cm
6 cm
6 cm
3 cm
cm
3 cm
cm
3 cm
cm
7 cm
cm
7 cm
cm
7 cm
cm
60
cm
cm
30
cm
cm
90
cm
cm
30
cm
cm
30
cm
cm
30
cm
cm
60
cm
cm
60
cm
cm
60
cm
cm
90
cm
cm
90
cm
cm
90
cm
cm
A midsegment of a triangle is a line segment that connects

4. Use the Midpoint Formula to find the coordinates of G.

G(______, ______)
5. Use the Midpoint Formula to find the coordinates of H.


H(_____, _____)
6. Use the Slope Formula to find the slope of GH.

_____________
7. Use the Slope Formula to find the slope of EF.0

_____________
8. Are EF and GH parallel?
_____________yes
9. Use the Distance Formula to find EF. 6_____________

10. Use the Distance Formula to find GH. 3_____________

11. Does GH = EF? _____________

12. Given that AC = 2x + 5, AE = 17, DF = 6.2, CD = 7.9, m BDF = 26 ,
B, D and F are midpoints, find:

BD = _____________

m CBD = _____________

x = _____________

perimeter of ACE = _____________


E
A
B
C
D
F
E
G
D
H
F