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sologuitar

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Registered: 2022-09-19

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Find Lengths of the Medians

The medians of a triangle are the line segments from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. Find the lengths of the medians of triangle ABC with vertices at A = (0, 0), B = (6, 0), and C = (4, 4).

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I think this is what I must do:

1. Find the midpoint of line segments AB, BC, and AC.

2. I then must use the distance formula for points to find the following:

A. Distance form point A to the midpoint of BC.

B. Distance from point B to the midpoint AC.

C. Distance from point C to the midpoint AB.

You say?

Bob

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Re: Find Lengths of the Medians

Yes that's correct.

B

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sologuitar

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Re: Find Lengths of the Medians

Yes that's correct.

B

This is a bit tedious. So, I will work it out on paper. Uploading pictures here is not easy.