SOLUTION: find the length of the line segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle whose third side is 10.

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Question 1132729: find the length of the line segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle whose third side is 10.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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recall:
The Midsegment Theorem states that the midsegment connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side of the triangle, and the length of this midsegment is half the length of the third+side.
if third side is 10, the length of the line segment is 5