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[hide]Statement
Given a triangle with sides of length
opposite vertices are
,
,
, respectively. If cevian
is drawn so that
,
and
, we have that
. (This is also often written
, a form which invites mnemonic memorization, i.e. "A man and his dad put a bomb in the sink.")

Proof
Applying the Law of Cosines in triangle at angle
and in triangle
at angle
, we get the equations
Because angles and
are supplementary,
. We can therefore solve both equations for the cosine term. Using the trigonometric identity
gives us
Setting the two left-hand sides equal and clearing denominators, we arrive at the equation: .
However,
so
and
This simplifies our equation to yield
or Stewart's theorem.
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