A Problem Solving Approach To Mathematics For Elementary School Teachers (13th Edition)
A Problem Solving Approach To Mathematics For Elementary School Teachers (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780135183885
Author: Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, Johnny Lott, Barbara Boschmans
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12.2, Problem 12MC

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Chapter 12.2, Problem 12MC, MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS M and N are midpoints of sides of ABC. MN has been extended so that MN=NP.

M and N are midpoints of sides of Δ A B C . M N ¯ has been extended so that M N = N P . Answer or prove the following:

a. Why are the shaded triangles are congruent?

b. Prove that A B M P is a parallelogram.

c. Why is M N = 1 2 A B ?

d. Why is M N ¯ ∥ A B ¯ ?

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