Midsegments of triangles

Front

What is a midsegment of a triangle?

Back

A midsegment of a triangle is a segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of the triangle.

Front

What is the relationship between a midsegment and the sides of a triangle?

Back

A midsegment is parallel to the third side of the triangle and its length is half the length of that side.

Front

If AC = 42, what is the length of the midsegment DF?

Back

21

Front

In triangle FGH, if QR is a midsegment, what can be said about the lengths of FG and QR?

Back

QR is half the length of FG.

Front

What is the length of a midsegment if one side of the triangle is 18?

Back

9

Front

If a midsegment is 6 units long, what is the length of the side it is parallel to?

Back

12 units.

Front

Name a property of midsegments in triangles.

Back

Midsegments are always parallel to the third side of the triangle.

Front

If MN is a midsegment in triangle JHP, which segment is parallel to MN?

Back

JP.

Front

What is the formula to find the length of a midsegment?

Back

Length of midsegment = (Length of the side it is parallel to) / 2.

Front

If the midsegment of a triangle is 5.5, what is the length of the side it is parallel to?

Back

11.