document.write( "Question 737525: In the diagram below, point P is the centroid of ΔABC. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A fascinating fact is that the centroid is the point where the triangle's medians intersect, and the centroid is \"exactly\" \"two-thirds\" the way along each median. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If \"PM=2x%2B5\" and \"BP=7x%2B4\", then \"2PM=BP\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%282x%2B5%29=7x%2B4\"......solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B10=7x%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10-4=7x-4x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6=3x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%2F3=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the length of \"PM\" will be\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"PM=2%2A2%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"PM=4%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28PM=9%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"BP=7%2A2%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"BP=14%2B4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"BP=18\"\r
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