SOLUTION: A triangle has vertices A(4, 6), B(7, 2), and C( - 1, - 1). Determine the length of the median from vertex A

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Question 1167478: A triangle has vertices A(4, 6), B(7, 2), and C( - 1, - 1). Determine the length of the median from vertex A
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A median of a triangle connects one vertex to the midpoint of the the opposite side.

Use the midpoint formulas to find the midpoint of side BC:





Then use the distance formula to calculate the measure of the segment from vertex A to the midpoint of BC:



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