SOLUTION: What is the midpoint of the longest side of the triangle with vertices (3, 1), (5, 1), and(5, 5)? A.(4, 1) B.(5, 1) C.(4, 3) D.(3, 5)

Question 1179020: What is the midpoint of the longest side of the triangle with vertices (3, 1), (5, 1), and(5, 5)? A.(4, 1) B.(5, 1) C.(4, 3) D.(3, 5)
Answer by ikleyn(52864) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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What is the midpoint of the longest side of the triangle with vertices X = (3, 1), Y = (5, 1), and Z = (5, 5)?
A.(4, 1)
B.(5, 1)
C.(4, 3)
D.(3, 5)
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Side XY is horizontal.


Side YZ is vertical.


So, we have the right angled triangle.


Its hypotenuse  XZ  is the longest side.


Its midpoint is  (4,3).      ANSWER

Solved.

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