Triangle Midsegments
- Create a triangle from three line segments, us the midpoint tool
to add a midpoint on one of the sides, and then repeat on an opposite side. - Create a line segment connecting both midpoints.
- Use the measure tool to measure the new line segment and the triangle side below the line segment.
- Move around a vertex of the triangle, what do you notice?
Does what you notice always hold? Why do you think this might be true?