Historical notes on midpoint theorem ?
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Step-by-step explanation:
A midpoint is a point on a line segment equally distant from the two endpoints. The Midpoint Theorem is used to make a bold statement regarding triangle sides and their lengths. Given a triangle, if we connect two sides with a line segment, and this line segment joins each of the two sides at the centers, or midpoints of each side, we can know two very important aspects about the triangle and the relationships between the sides.
The Midpoint Theorem states that the segment joining two sides of a triangle at the midpoints of those sides is parallel to the third side and is half the length of the third side.
Anytime you have a line segment that connects two sides of a triangle at the midpoints, you automatically know that the sides are cut in half, and that the segment is parallel to the third side of the triangle. Parallel sides are shown by using this symbol ||. You also know the line segment is one-half the length of the third side.