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Prove that when the midpoints of consecutive sides of a quadrilateral are joined in order, the resulting quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

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Chapter10: Analytic Geometry

Section10.4: Analytic Proofs

Problem 7E: In Exercises 1 to 17, complete an analytic proof for each theorem. The line segments that join the...

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