Place right angle at the origin and label it A. Use coordinate that are multiple of 2 because the midpoint formula takes half the sum of the coodinates.
\Given: Right with hypotenuse
. L is the midpoint of
Prove: L is equadistance from each of the vertices.
\Proof: Use midpoint formula to find the coordinates of midpoint L of .
The coordinates of L are a and b.
Now find the distance between each vertices and the point L using distance formula.
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So, mid point L is equidistance from each vertex.
Midpoint L of the hypotenus of a right triangle is equidistance from each vertex.