document.write( "Question 1141667: The vertices of a triangle ABC A(2,4) B(-2,0) and C(6,-1).
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\n" ); document.write( "given:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(a) Find the coordinate of the midpoint P, Q, R of the sides AB, BC and CA respectively.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The midpoint of two points, (\"x%5B1%5D\", \"y%5B1%5D\") and (\"x%5B2%5D\", \"y%5B2%5D\") is the point M found by the following formula:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "M= (\"%28x%5B1%5D+%2B+x%5B2%5D%29%2F2\",\"%28y%5B1%5D+%2B+y%5B2%5D%29%2F2\")
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\n" ); document.write( "the coordinates of the midpoint P, of the sides AB are:
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\n" ); document.write( "P = (\"%282%2B+%28-2%29%29%2F2\",\"%284+%2B+0%29%2F2\")
\n" ); document.write( "​P = (\"0%2F2\",\"4+%2F2\")
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\n" ); document.write( "P = (\"0\",\"2\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the coordinates of the midpoint Q, of the sides BC are:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Q=(\"%28-2+%2B+6%29%2F2\",\"%280+-1%29%2F2\")
\n" ); document.write( "Q=(\"2\",\"-1%2F2\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the coordinates of the midpoint R, of the sides CA are:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R= (\"%282%2B+6%29%2F2\",\"%284-1%29%2F2\")
\n" ); document.write( "R= (\"4\",\"3%2F2\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(b) Find the equation of the medians AQ and BR, and the coordinates of the point were they intersect.
\n" ); document.write( "the equation of the medians:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "AQ =>\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first use points A(\"2\",\"4\") and Q=(\"2\",\"-1%2F2\") to find a slope\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-1%2F2-4%29%2F%282-2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-1%2F2-4%29%2F0\"=> slope is undefined, and an undefined slope indicates that we have a vertical line parallel to the y-axis and passing through all points in the plane with an x-coordinate = constant ( c)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since both points \"A\" and \"Q\" have same x-coordinate, the equation of the median is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "and BR\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B(\"-2\",\"0\") \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R= (\"4\",\"3%2F2\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%283%2F2-0%29%2F%284-%28-2%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%283%2F2%29%2F%284%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%283%2F2%29%2F6\"....simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28cross%283%291%2F2%29%2Fcross%286%292\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=1%2F4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now use point slope formula: \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"......plug in a slope and the coordinates of one point\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-0=%281%2F4%29%28x-%28-2%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F4%29%28x%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F4%29x%2B2%281%2F4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F4%29x%2B1%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find the coordinates of the point were they intersect:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2\"........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F4%29x%2B1%2F2\".......eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F4%292%2B1%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1%2F2%2B1%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the coordinates of the point were they intersect is I=(\"2\",\"1\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(c) Show that the third median CP also passes through this point \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the third median CP:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " C(\"6\",\"-1\")
\n" ); document.write( "P = (\"0\",\"2\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first find the equation of the median:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%282-%28-1%29%29%2F%280-6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%282%2B1%29%2F%28-6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=3%2F%28-6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-1%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"......plug in a slope and the coordinates of one point\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=-%281%2F2%29%28x-0%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=-%281%2F2%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F2%29x%2B2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug in coordinates I=(\"2\",\"1\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1=-%281%2F2%292%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1=-1%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1=1\"=> which is true and confirms that the third median CP also passes through the point I=(\"2\",\"1\")\r
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