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In Triangle ABC, AD is a median.
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document.write( " by the Pythagorean theorem\r\n" );
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document.write( " by the Pythagorean theorem\r\n" );
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document.write( " because equals \r\n" );
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document.write( "                 give equals.\r\n" );
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document.write( " because Median AD bisects side BC\r\n" );
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document.write( "  Substituting DC for BD\r\n" );
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document.write( "   Combining like terms.\r\n" );
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