document.write( "Question 1141667: The vertices of a triangle ABC A(2,4) B(-2,0) and C(6,-1).
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document.write( "(a) Find the coordinate of the midpoint P, Q, R of the sides AB, BC and CA respectively.
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document.write( "(b) Find the equation of the medians AQ and BR, and the coordinates of the point were they intersect.
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document.write( "(c) Show that the third median CP also passes through this point \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #762354 by MathLover1(20849)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "given: \n" ); document.write( "The vertices of a triangle ABC \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A( \n" ); document.write( "B( \n" ); document.write( " C( \n" ); document.write( " \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, ( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "M= ( \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "the coordinates of the midpoint P, of the sides AB are: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "P = ( \n" ); document.write( "P = ( \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "P = ( \n" ); document.write( " \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=( \n" ); document.write( "Q=( \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= ( \n" ); document.write( "R= ( \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \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( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since both points \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and BR\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R= ( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now use point slope formula: \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find the coordinates of the point were they intersect:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the coordinates of the point were they intersect is I=( \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( \n" ); document.write( "P = ( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first find the equation of the median:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug in coordinates I=( \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |