SOLUTION: In the triangle with the vertices A(0,1),B(2,3),C(-1,4), find the equation of the median from B to midpoint of AC.

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Question 1014702: In the triangle with the vertices A(0,1),B(2,3),C(-1,4), find the equation of the median from B to midpoint of AC.
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Use the midpoint formulas with the coordinates of points A and C to find the coordinates of the midpoint of AC:

and



Then use the two-point form of a line to find an equation for the line through B and the midpoint of AC



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

John

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