SOLUTION: I need help with a two column proof for the following: If the diagonals of a trapezoid bisect each other, prove it is an isosceles trapezoid.

Question 1068241: I need help with a two column proof for the following:
If the diagonals of a trapezoid bisect each other, prove it is an isosceles trapezoid.
Answer by ikleyn(52800) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This statement is FALSE.

The diagonals of a trapezoid NEVER bisect each other.

There is close TRUE statement: if the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

But NOT for a trapezoid.

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