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LESSON Coordinate Proof Using Distance with Segments and Triangles

10-3
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
Position an isosceles triangle with sides of 8 units, 5 units, and
5 units in the coordinate plane. Label the coordinates of each vertex.
(Hint: Use the Pythagorean Theorem.)

1. Center the long side on the x-axis 2. Center the long side on the y-axis
at the origin. at the origin.

Complete Problems 3–5 to finish the proof.

Given: Triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle
with vertices A(0, 0), B(8, 0), C(4, 10). Points
D, E, F are the midpoints of triangle ABC.
Prove: Triangle DEF is an isosceles triangle.

3. Use the midpoint formula to find the coordinates:

4,0
D ____________ E ____________
6,5 F ____________
2,5

4. Use the distance formula to show equal side lengths.

square root 29
DE = ________________
square root 29 DF = ________________

5. Suppose, instead, that you want to use +ABC to prove

the Midsegment Theorem, given that FE is a midsegment
and AB & FE. What other steps would you need in the

coordinate proof? You would need to use the coordinates shown

and the distance formula to show
that the length of FE is half the length of AB
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