Midsegment of a triangle, step by step
Join the midpoints of two sides of a triangle and the segment you draw is parallel to the third side and exactly half its length.
The question
cm
The midsegment
midsegment=half the base
12× 2=24
x=24 cm
- A midsegment joins the midpoints of two sides, and it is half the length of the third side — so the base is always twice the midsegment.
- The midsegment is 12 cm, so the base is twice it: 12 × 2 = 24.
- So x = 24 cm.
How it works.
- 01
A midsegment joins the midpoints of two sides, and it is half the length of the third side — so the base is always twice the midsegment.
- 02
The midsegment is 12 cm, so the base is twice it: 12 × 2 = 24.
- 03
So x = 24 cm.