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Which relationship stated in the Triangle Midsegment Theorem should you use?
You are asked to find lengths, so use the relationship that refers to the lengths of a midsegment and the third side.
Use the relationship
length of a midsegment
You can use the Triangle Midsegment Theorem to find lengths of segments that might be difficult to measure directly.
Environmental Science A geologist wants to determine the distance, AB, across a sinkhole. Choosing a point E outside the sinkhole, she finds the distances AE and BE. She locates the midpoints C and D of
Why does the geologist find the length of
CD is a midsegment of
The distance across the sinkhole is 92 ft.