document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197056>Question 197056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having some trouble with the following problem, I think I'm missing a step somewhere.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the lengths of the medians of the triangle with vertices A(1, 3), B(3, 5), and C(7, 1). (A median is a line segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.) Give your answers correct to one decimal place.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "?=units (length of median AA')<BR>\n" );
document.write( "?=units (length of median BB')<BR>\n" );
document.write( "?=units (length of median CC')\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147725 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=147725\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the midpoint formulas to find the coordinates of the three midpoints.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the distance formula to compute the distance from each vertex to the appropriate midpoint:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ d = sqrt{(x_1 - x_2)^2 + (y_1 - y_2)^2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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