1982 AHSME Problems/Problem 21
Problem
In the adjoining figure, the triangle is a right triangle with . Median is perpendicular to median , and side . The length of is
Solution
Suppose that is the intersection of and Let By the properties of centroids, we have
Note that by AA. From the ratio of similitude we get ~MRENTHUSIASM
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