SOLUTION: Find the midpoint of each diagonal of a square whose side length is x. Is it true that the diagonals of a square intersect at their midpoint?

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Question 1209060: Find the midpoint of each diagonal of a square whose side length is x. Is it true that the diagonals of a square intersect at their midpoint?


Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(a)   Find the midpoint of each diagonal of a square whose side length is x.
(b)   Is it true that the diagonals of a square intersect at their midpoint?
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First question   (part (a) )   makes no sense.


Regarding the second part (b),   the answer with explanations is below.


The diagonals of any parallelogram intersect at their midpoints.

A square is a parallelogram - - - hence, its diagonals intersect at their midpoints.



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