Question
How hypotenuse is twice the length of median that joins it by using coordinate formula
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Steve
set it up so that the three vertices are at
(0,0), (a,0), (0,b)
Then the median to the hypotenuse has endpoint (a/2,b/2)
So, its length
√((a/2)^2 + (b/2)^2)
= √(a^2/4 + b^2/4)
= 1/2 √(a^2+b^2)
which is half the hypotenuse.
(0,0), (a,0), (0,b)
Then the median to the hypotenuse has endpoint (a/2,b/2)
So, its length
√((a/2)^2 + (b/2)^2)
= √(a^2/4 + b^2/4)
= 1/2 √(a^2+b^2)
which is half the hypotenuse.