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OpenStudy (waheguru):

help me fast

OpenStudy (waheguru):

i ma|dw:1326665472903:dw| do all 6 triangles have the same aarea

OpenStudy (waheguru):

i connected the mid point of each triangle to the opposite side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes if they side-bisect ... use 1/2 * base * height

OpenStudy (waheguru):

sidebisect?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

bisect the sides = midpoints = yes

OpenStudy (waheguru):

so all have the same area right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes. Here is a short and nice proof: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_(geometry)#Equal-area_division

OpenStudy (waheguru):

thanks

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