Given: is an isosceles triangle.
P,Q and R are the midpoints of the segments respectively.
Prove: Midpoints P,Q and R forms an isosceles triangle.
\Proof: Use midpoint formula to find the coordinates of midpoints of P, Q and R.
\Coordinates of P
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Coordinates of Q
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Coordinates of R
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The coordinates of P, Q and R are ,
and
respectively.
If the measures of two sides of a triangle are same then the triangle is isosceles.
\ Now find the distance of using distance formula.
Since , the triangle PQR is an isosceles triangle.
Triangle PQR is isosceles triangle.