Find the length of the segment of the straight line connecting the midpoints of its diagonals.












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The bases of a trapezoid are $a,b$ long.Find the length of the segment of the straight line connecting the midpoints of its diagonals.





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      The bases of a trapezoid are $a,b$ long.Find the length of the segment of the straight line connecting the midpoints of its diagonals.





      I dont know how to start this question.Please give me some hints.The answer given is $frac{1}{2}|a-b|$.










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      The bases of a trapezoid are $a,b$ long.Find the length of the segment of the straight line connecting the midpoints of its diagonals.





      I dont know how to start this question.Please give me some hints.The answer given is $frac{1}{2}|a-b|$.







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          Assume the parallels horizontal. Then one parallel edge is $[u,u+a]$ on some level $y=m+{hover2}$, and the other parallel edge is $[v,v+b]$ on the level $y=m-{hover2}$, whereby $h$ denotes the height of the trapezoid. Now compute the midpoints of the two diagonals.






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            Of course, this is just a mean geometry sending a line of length $a$ to one of $-b$, so the signed length is $frac{1}{2}(a-b)$, and unsigned is $frac{1}{2}arrowvert a-barrowvert$, as desired.






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            Assume the parallels horizontal. Then one parallel edge is $[u,u+a]$ on some level $y=m+{hover2}$, and the other parallel edge is $[v,v+b]$ on the level $y=m-{hover2}$, whereby $h$ denotes the height of the trapezoid. Now compute the midpoints of the two diagonals.






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              Assume the parallels horizontal. Then one parallel edge is $[u,u+a]$ on some level $y=m+{hover2}$, and the other parallel edge is $[v,v+b]$ on the level $y=m-{hover2}$, whereby $h$ denotes the height of the trapezoid. Now compute the midpoints of the two diagonals.






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                Assume the parallels horizontal. Then one parallel edge is $[u,u+a]$ on some level $y=m+{hover2}$, and the other parallel edge is $[v,v+b]$ on the level $y=m-{hover2}$, whereby $h$ denotes the height of the trapezoid. Now compute the midpoints of the two diagonals.






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                Assume the parallels horizontal. Then one parallel edge is $[u,u+a]$ on some level $y=m+{hover2}$, and the other parallel edge is $[v,v+b]$ on the level $y=m-{hover2}$, whereby $h$ denotes the height of the trapezoid. Now compute the midpoints of the two diagonals.







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                    Of course, this is just a mean geometry sending a line of length $a$ to one of $-b$, so the signed length is $frac{1}{2}(a-b)$, and unsigned is $frac{1}{2}arrowvert a-barrowvert$, as desired.






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                    Of course, this is just a mean geometry sending a line of length $a$ to one of $-b$, so the signed length is $frac{1}{2}(a-b)$, and unsigned is $frac{1}{2}arrowvert a-barrowvert$, as desired.






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                    Of course, this is just a mean geometry sending a line of length $a$ to one of $-b$, so the signed length is $frac{1}{2}(a-b)$, and unsigned is $frac{1}{2}arrowvert a-barrowvert$, as desired.






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                    Of course, this is just a mean geometry sending a line of length $a$ to one of $-b$, so the signed length is $frac{1}{2}(a-b)$, and unsigned is $frac{1}{2}arrowvert a-barrowvert$, as desired.







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                    answered Dec 18 '18 at 15:17









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