PROBLEM: Isosceles Trapezoid


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Discussion/Solution? : Isosceles Trapezoid

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This is the arithmetic mean. The segment is also known as the median of the trapezoid.

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This is the harmonic mean.

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This is the geometric mean.

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This is the root mean squared.

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Comparing the lengths of the four segments


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Consider the proofs of the inequalities.








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