Median of a

Trapezoid
OBJECTIVE

Solves problems
involving median of a
trapezoid.

M9GE-IIIe-1
Modified: TRUE OR FALSE
1. A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of
parallel side.

2. The median of a trapezoid is parallel to each base and its

length is twice.

3. The base angles of an isosceles trapezoid are

complementary.

4. The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.

• What is a trapezoid?
• How do you describe the median of a
trapezoid?
TRAPEZOID

A TRAPEZOID is a THE MEDIAN OF A

quadrilateral with TRAPEZOID is the
exactly one pair of segment joining the
parallel sides. midpoints of the
non-parallel sides.
TRAPEZOID

THEOREM 1. The THEOREM 2: The base

median of a trapezoid angles of an isosceles
is parallel to each trapezoid
base and its length is are congruent
one half the sum of
the lengths of
its bases.
*In the trapezoid ABCD, EF is the median. It joins the
midpoints E and F of side AD and BC respectively.

*If the length of the upper base of a trapezoid is 4 cm, and

the lower base is 6 cm, what do you think is the length of
the median?
EXAMPLES
1. ABCD is a trapezoid with median EF. If DC = 8 cm and AB
= 14 cm, find EF?

2. EFGH is a trapezoid with median IJ. If HG = 12 cm and IJ

= 15 cm, what is EF?

3. ABCD is a trapezoid with median EF. If DC = x + 5,

EF = 2x + 1 and AB = 4x – 10, find EF.

TAKE NOTE: Properties of an
Isosceles Trapezoid

The base angles of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.

The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.

Non-parallel sides of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.

TRY THIS!!!

Solve the following:

1. KLMN is a trapezoid with median OP. If OP
= 24, NM = x – 3, and KL = x + 7, what is KL?
2. If NM = 2x + 2, OP = 3x + 3 and
KL = 2(x + 6), what is NM?
SOLVE THE FOLLOWING:
KLMN is a trapezoid with median OP.
1. If OP = 20, NM = x + 3, and KL = x + 6, what is x?
2. NM = x – 2, KL = x + 4, and OP = 24, what is x?
3. OP = 22, NM = x + 4, and KL = x + 8, what is NM?
4. OP = 24, NM = x -3, and KL = x + 7, what is KL?
5. NM = 12, OP = x + 3, and KL = x + 10, what is x?
THANK YOU!

Prepared by:
REYBETH D. RACELIS