SOLUTION: A triangle has vertices A(4, 6), B(7, 2), and C( - 1, - 1). Determine the length of the median from vertex A
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Question 1167468: A triangle has vertices A(4, 6), B(7, 2), and C( - 1, - 1). Determine the length of the median from vertex A
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The endpoints of the median from vertex A are A(4,6) and the midpoint of segment BC.
(1) Use the given coordinates of B and C to determine the midpoint M of segment BC.
(2) Use the Pythagorean Theorem (distance formula) to find the length of the median, segment AM.
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