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The \emph{median} of a triangle is a line joining a vertex with the midpoint of the opposite side.
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The median of a triangle is a line joining a vertex with the midpoint of the opposite side.
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| In the next figure, $AA'$ is a median. That is, $BA'=A'C$, or equivalently, $A'$ is the midpoint of $BC$. |
In the next figure, $AA'$ is a median. That is, $BA'=A'C$, or equivalently, $A'$ is the midpoint of $BC$. |
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| \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{median} |
\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{median} |
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| If the length of the three sides of the triangle are known, the length of the medians can be found by means of Apollonius theorem. |
If the length of the three sides of the triangle are known, the length of the medians can be found by means of Apollonius theorem. |
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