SOLUTION: What is the formula to find the median length of a trapezoid? would it be length of one base + length of another base divided by 2

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Question 1150980: What is the formula to find the median length of a trapezoid?
would it be length of one base + length of another base divided by 2

Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The median of a trapezoid is parallel to each base and the length of the median equals one-half the sum of the lengths of the two bases.

Answer by ikleyn(52793)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is (the length of one base + the length of another base) divided by 2.

I put parentheses to make the statement precisely correct and unambiguous.



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