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A '''cevian''' is a [[line segment]] or [[ray]] that extends from one vertex of a [[polygon]] to the opposite side (or the extension of that side).  [[Triangle median|medians]], [[Altitude|altitudes]], and [[angle bisector]]s are all examples of cevians.
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A '''cevian''' is a [[line segment]] or [[ray]] that extends from one [[vertex]] of a [[polygon]] to the opposite side (or the extension of that side).  [[Triangle median|Medians]], [[Altitude|altitudes]], and [[angle bisector]]s are all examples of cevians.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
 
* [[Ceva's Theorem]]
 
* [[Ceva's Theorem]]
 
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* [[Angle Bisector Theorem]]
 
* [[Stewart's Theorem]]
 
* [[Stewart's Theorem]]
 
* [[Angle Bisector Theorem]]
 
  
 
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[[Category:Definition]]
 
[[Category:Definition]]
 
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]

Revision as of 20:36, 24 November 2007

A cevian is a line segment or ray that extends from one vertex of a polygon to the opposite side (or the extension of that side). Medians, altitudes, and angle bisectors are all examples of cevians.

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