A circle is inscribed in an isosceles trapezoid. Prove that the lengths of the lateral sides of the trapezoid are equal to the length of its midline.
Let the isosceles trapezoid be denoted as , where and are the parallel sides, with . The midline is defined as the line segment connecting the midpoints of the non-parallel sides and . Show that the lengths of the lateral sides and are equal to the length of the midline .
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