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Homework Statement
E 1\---------------------------------1N
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
K 1---------\-M---------------------1L
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
1 \ 1
J 1---------------------------------\1U
JUNE is a quadrilateral
K is the midpoint of line JE
L is the midpoint of line UN
line KL and line UE bisect each other at point M
Prove:JUNE i a parallelogram
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
statement 1 reason
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1)K is the midpoint of line 1 1) given
JE 1
2)line KE is congruent to 1 2) midpoint is the center of a line segment
line KJ 1
3)L is the midpoint of line 1 3) given
UN 1
4)line NL is congruent to line 1 4) midpoint is the center of a line segment
LU 1
5)line KL and line UE bisect 1 5) given
each other at M 1
6)line EM is congruent to line 1 6) line bisector splits the line segment in half
MU 1
7)line KM is congruent to line 1 7) line bisector splits the line segment in half
ML 1
8)triangle EKM is congruent to1 8) theorem of Side,Side,Side
triangle ULM 1
9)line EK is congruent to line 1 9)corresponding parts of congruent triangles and congruent
UL 1
10)line KJ is congruent to line 1 10)substitution
NL 1
11)line EJ is congruent to line 1 11)substitution
NU 1
This is where i am stuck,how can I prove that either line EN is congruent to line JU or that line EJ is parallel to line NU?