Question

I need someone to check my answer!

Answer 1

A segment from one of the vertices of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side is called a median. Consider the triangle defined by A=(-2,0), B=(6,0), and C=(4,6). Find an equation for the line that contains the median drawn from A to BC

Answer 2

@mathstudent55 can you please check my answer? I got y=1x-2

Answer 3

@Luigi0210 ?

Answer 4

@wio help?

Answer 5

What is the median?

Answer 6

Does it mean BC is split in half equally?

Answer 7

I'm not sure

Answer 8

I think so.

Anyway, how did you get your answer?

Answer 9

I used the median equation to find the answer and then I found the slope and plugged it into y=mx+b

Answer 10

What's the median equation?

Answer 11

X1+x2/2= xm. y1+y2/2=ym

Answer 12

Okay so you used that to get the midpoint between B and C
Then used the midpoint and A to find the slope?

Answer 13

Yes

Answer 14

Okay then that sounds correct.

Answer 15

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=line+through+(-2%2C0)+and+(5%2C3)

Answer 16

So then my answer is correct?