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Median of a trapezoid activity

Remember that a trapezoid is a 4 sided flat shape with straight sides that has a pair of opposite sides parallel.

-A trapezoid can also be an isosceles trapezoid when it has equal angles from a parallel side.
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Median formula for a trapezoid

Median formula for a trapezoid
Play with the trapezoid below until you find two lengths, one for a and one for b, that you you like.

Find the median of the trapezoid you made by plugging in your two parallel lengths into the median formula.

m= (a + b)/ 2