Difference between revisions of "University of South Carolina High School Math Contest/1993 Exam/Problem 16"
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In the triangle below, <math>\displaystyle M, N, </math> and <math>P</math> are the midpoints of <math>BC, AB,</math> and <math>AC</math> respectively. <math>CN</math> and <math>AM</math> intersect at <math>O</math>. If the length of <math>CQ</math> is 4, then what is the length of <math>OQ</math>? | In the triangle below, <math>\displaystyle M, N, </math> and <math>P</math> are the midpoints of <math>BC, AB,</math> and <math>AC</math> respectively. <math>CN</math> and <math>AM</math> intersect at <math>O</math>. If the length of <math>CQ</math> is 4, then what is the length of <math>OQ</math>? | ||
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<center><math> \mathrm{(A) \ }1 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ }4/3 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ }\sqrt{2} \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ }3/2 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ }2 </math></center> | <center><math> \mathrm{(A) \ }1 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ }4/3 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ }\sqrt{2} \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ }3/2 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ }2 </math></center> | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 23 July 2006
Problem
In the triangle below, 
and 
are the midpoints of 
and 
respectively. 
and 
intersect at 
. If the length of 
is 4, then what is the length of 
?
