Complete the following sentence definition from what you see above: [br][br]A [b]trapezoid[/b] is a quadrilateral that has...
1. Use the DISTANCE [icon]/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_distance.png[/icon] tool to display the length of the trapezoid's [b]parallel sides only[/b]. [br]1. Use the MIDPOINT [icon]/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_midpoint.png[/icon] tool to [b]plot the midpoints of the 2 non-parallel-sides. [br][/b]2. Use the SEGMENT [icon]/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_segment.png[/icon] tool to construct the segment that connects these midpoints. [br] Then use the DISTANCE tool to display its length. [br][br]3. Go to the algebra view (left side) now. [br] Find the mean (average) of the two bases (parallel sides) of your trapezoid. [br] Be sure to use the two object names (letters) and not numbers when finding your mean! [br] [b]Example:[/b] If [i]a[/i] and [i]c[/i] are the bases of your trapezoid, type [b]([i]a + c)/2 [/i][/b]
The segment that connects the midpoints of the two non-parallel sides of any trapezoid is called the [b]median[/b] [b]of the trapezoid. [/b] [br][br]How does the mean (average) of the two bases compare with the length of the[b] median[/b] of this trapezoid? Be sure to move vertices around as you compare the lengths of these two values!
The [b]median of a trapezoid [/b]is also parallel to both bases of the trapezoid. Use the tools of GeoGebra to prove this true, and briefly explain how you showed this to be true!
Which of the following statements are true?