point D = midpoint of AB = \((\frac{4+2}{2},\frac{6+-2}{2})\,=\,(\frac62,\frac42)\,=\,(3,2)\)
point E = midpoint of AC = \((\frac{4+-2}{2},\frac{6+-4}{2})\,=\,(\frac22,\frac22)\,=\,(1,1)\)
slope of DE = \(\frac{2-1}{3-1}\,=\,\frac12\)
slope of BC = \(\frac{-2--4}{2--2}\,=\,\frac24\,=\,\frac12\)
slope of DE = slope of BC
therefore DE is parallel to BC .
point D = midpoint of AB = \((\frac{4+2}{2},\frac{6+-2}{2})\,=\,(\frac62,\frac42)\,=\,(3,2)\)
point E = midpoint of AC = \((\frac{4+-2}{2},\frac{6+-4}{2})\,=\,(\frac22,\frac22)\,=\,(1,1)\)
slope of DE = \(\frac{2-1}{3-1}\,=\,\frac12\)
slope of BC = \(\frac{-2--4}{2--2}\,=\,\frac24\,=\,\frac12\)
slope of DE = slope of BC
therefore DE is parallel to BC .