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If BE = 15, what is the length of EG?

If BE = 15, what is the length of EG?-example-1

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Answer:

EG = 5

Explanation:

AD, BE and CF are the medians of Δ ABC.

A median is a segment that goes from one of the triangle's vertices to the midpoint of the opposite side.

The 3 medians of a triangle intersect at its centroid.

On each median , the distance from the vertex to the centroid is twice as long as the distance from the centroid to the midpoint.

This can be expressed as BG = 2EG , then for median BE

EG + BG = BE , that is

EG + 2EG = BE

3EG = 15 ( divide both sides by 3 )

EG = 5

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