Trapezoid ABCD has parallel sides AB and CD, of lengths a and b respectively. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at E. Draw the line through E that is parallel to AB and CD, and let P and Q be its intersections with AD and BC respectively. (a) Prove that E is the midpoint of PQ. (b) Show that PQ=1/[1/2(1/a + 1/b)] . PQ is known as the harmonic mean of a & b.
Trapezoid ABCD has parallel sides AB and CD, of lengths a and b respectively. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at E. Draw the line through E that is parallel to AB and CD, and let P and Q be its intersections with AD and BC respectively. (a) Prove that E is the midpoint of PQ. (b) Show that PQ=1/[1/2(1/a + 1/b)] . PQ is known as the harmonic mean of a & b.
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- Trapezoid ABCD has parallel sides AB and CD, of lengths a and b respectively. Diagonals AC and BD intersect at E. Draw the line through E that is parallel to AB and CD, and let P and Q be its intersections with AD and BC respectively.
(a) Prove that E is the midpoint of PQ.
(b) Show that PQ=1/[1/2(1/a + 1/b)] . PQ is known as the harmonic mean of a & b.

Transcribed Image Text:890. Trapezoid ABCD has parallel sides AB and CD, of lengths a and b respectively. Diag-
onals AC and BD intersect at E. Draw the line through E that is parallel to AB and CD,
and let P and Q be its intersections with AD and BC respectively.
(a) Prove that E is the midpoint of PQ.
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(b) Show that PQ =
1/2 ( 1²1 + 1 )
PQ is known as the harmonic mean of a and b.
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