ABC. AM, BN and CL intersect at G.
L, M and N are the midpoints of the sides AB, BC and CA ofIf AM units and GM units, then what is the length of AG?
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Well, there is a theorem stating that a line joining a midpoint of one side of a triangle and the centriod of the triangle has a measurement of 3 1 of the measurement of the line joining the midpoint of the same side of the triangle and it's opposite vertex.
So, we get:
5 x − 3 x + 2 = 3 1
3 x + 6 = 5 x − 3
2 x = 9
x = 4 . 5
Getting the difference between AM and Gm, we get:
5 x − 3 − ( x + 2 ) ⇒ 4 x − 5 ⇒ 4 ( 4 . 5 ) − 5 ⇒ 1 8 − 5 = 1 3
There.