1961 AHSME Problems/Problem 36
Problem
In the median from is given perpendicular to the median from . If and , find the length of .
Solution
By SAS Similarity, , so . Thus, by AA Similarity, .
Let and , so and . By the Pythagorean Theorem, Adding the two equations yields , so . Thus, , so , which is answer choice .
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