Homework Help: PLEASE HELP geometry trapezoid problem please help

Posted by Knights on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 11:33am.

The diagonals of a trapezoid are perpendicular and have lengths 8 and 10. Find the length of the median of the trapezoid.

I don't get it... i got as far as the area is 40, and m (median) times the height is 40 as well... please help!

PLEASE HELP geometry trapezoid problem please help - Steve, Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 3:32pm
well, you're almost there.

mh = 40
m = (8+10)/2 = 9
9h=40
h = 40/9
PLEASE HELP geometry trapezoid problem please help - Knights, Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 5:20pm
THANKS ALOT STEVE THANKS ALOT I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!

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