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Geometry A
Analytic Proofs
Example: The segments joining the midpoints of consecutive sides of an isosceles trapezoid
form a rhombus.
1. The quadrilateral that is formed by joining the midpoints of the consecutive sides of a
quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
2. The segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side.
3. The segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is half the length of the third
side.
4. The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
5. The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular.
6. The medians of an equilateral triangle are equal in length.
7. The segment that joins the midpoints of the non-parallel sides of a trapezoid has a length that
is average of the lengths of the parallel sides.
8. The segment that joins the midpoints of the diagonals of a trapezoid has a length that is onehalf the difference of the lengths of the parallel sides.
9. The median to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is half the length of the hypotenuse.
10. The median to the base of an isosceles triangle is also the altitude.
11. If the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular, then the parallelogram is a rhombus.
12. The segments joining the midpoints of consecutive sides of a kite form a rectangle.
CHALLENGE: The centroid of a triangle is 2/3 the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of
the opposite side.