What is Median of a triangle? Illustrate with a figure.
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| 18th Nov, 2013,
01:28: AM
Expert Answer:
The line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to the mid-point of the opposite side is called a median of a triangle. Consider the following triangle ABC:
Here, AD is the line segment joining the vertex A and mid-point of the opposite side BC.
Thus, AD is the median and hence, BD = DC
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| 18th Nov, 2013,
03:28: AM
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