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The median of a trapezoid.
Ok well I'm studying for my Geometry final and I have this question on my review sheet that says:
The bases of a trapezoid are 12 and 16. How long is the median?
I've looked through my book, went onto the phschool website and watched the videos, went through all my papers, and I can't find how to do it. Can somebody please help me?
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By the median are they referring to the amount you multiply the height by to get the area?
I'm fairly sure that the median is the result of adding the length of the top side of the trapezoid to the bottom side, and then dividing this number by 2. (so (12+16)/2 = median)
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You do:
AB+CD (ab being 12 and CD being 16) divided by two.
12+16= 28
28/2 = 14
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The horizontal middle of the trapezoid. I made you an image:
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