Sunday, March 6, 2016

Find out the median of ABC triangle, which starts from vertex A, where A(1,2), B(2,3),C(2,-5).

Let's choose A1 as being the middle of the opposite side of A vertex, BC.


The coordinates of A1 are:


xA1=(xB+xC)/2=(2+2)/2=2


yA1= (yB+yC)/2=(3-5)/2=-1


In order to write the equation of the line AA1, we have to know also the slope mAA1=(yA1-yA)/(xA1-xA)


mAA1= (-1-2)/(2-1)=-3


The equation of the line which passes through the points AA1 and is the median of the side BC:


y-yA=mAA1*(x-xA)


Y-2=(-3)*(x-1)


y-2+3x-3=0


y+3x-5=0

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