Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 9781285195698
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-569-8

Chapter 10 - Test - Page 488: 20

Answer

Because the slopes of the two lines are the same, we see that they are parallel.

Work Step by Step

To do this, we must prove that the slopes are the same. Finding the slope of the third side of the triangle is simple: $ m=\frac{2c-0}{2b-0}=c/b$ We use the midpoint formula to find the points in the middle of each other side of the triangle: $ (\frac{2a+2b}{2}, \frac{2c+0}{2})$ $ (a+b,c)$ And for the other side: $ (\frac{2a+0}{2}, \frac{0+0}{2})$ $({a,0})$ We now use the slope formula for these two midpoints: $ \frac{c-0}{(a+b)-a}$ $m = c/b$ Because the slopes of the two lines are the same, we see that they are parallel.
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