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(Apollonius theorem): If D is the midpoint of the side BC of a triangle ABC, then show by vector method that
` |vec(AB)|^(2) + |vec(AC)|^(2) = 2(|vec(AD)|^(2)+ |vec(BD)|^(2)). `

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` (|vec(AD)|^(2)+|vec(BD)|^(2)) `
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