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Find the lengths of the medians of the triangle `A (0, 0, 6),B (0, 4,0) and C (6,0,0) `

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To find the lengths of the medians of the triangle with vertices A(0, 0, 6), B(0, 4, 0), and C(6, 0, 0), we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Find the coordinates of the midpoints of the sides of the triangle. 1. **Midpoint D of BC**: \[ D = \left(\frac{x_B + x_C}{2}, \frac{y_B + y_C}{2}, \frac{z_B + z_C}{2}\right) = \left(\frac{0 + 6}{2}, \frac{4 + 0}{2}, \frac{0 + 0}{2}\right) = (3, 2, 0) \] 2. **Midpoint E of AC**: \[ E = \left(\frac{x_A + x_C}{2}, \frac{y_A + y_C}{2}, \frac{z_A + z_C}{2}\right) = \left(\frac{0 + 6}{2}, \frac{0 + 0}{2}, \frac{6 + 0}{2}\right) = (3, 0, 3) \] 3. **Midpoint F of AB**: \[ F = \left(\frac{x_A + x_B}{2}, \frac{y_A + y_B}{2}, \frac{z_A + z_B}{2}\right) = \left(\frac{0 + 0}{2}, \frac{0 + 4}{2}, \frac{6 + 0}{2}\right) = (0, 2, 3) \] ### Step 2: Calculate the lengths of the medians. 1. **Length of Median AD**: \[ AD = \sqrt{(x_A - x_D)^2 + (y_A - y_D)^2 + (z_A - z_D)^2} \] Substituting the coordinates: \[ AD = \sqrt{(0 - 3)^2 + (0 - 2)^2 + (6 - 0)^2} = \sqrt{(-3)^2 + (-2)^2 + 6^2} = \sqrt{9 + 4 + 36} = \sqrt{49} = 7 \] 2. **Length of Median BE**: \[ BE = \sqrt{(x_B - x_E)^2 + (y_B - y_E)^2 + (z_B - z_E)^2} \] Substituting the coordinates: \[ BE = \sqrt{(0 - 3)^2 + (4 - 0)^2 + (0 - 3)^2} = \sqrt{(-3)^2 + 4^2 + (-3)^2} = \sqrt{9 + 16 + 9} = \sqrt{34} \] 3. **Length of Median CF**: \[ CF = \sqrt{(x_C - x_F)^2 + (y_C - y_F)^2 + (z_C - z_F)^2} \] Substituting the coordinates: \[ CF = \sqrt{(6 - 0)^2 + (0 - 2)^2 + (0 - 3)^2} = \sqrt{6^2 + (-2)^2 + (-3)^2} = \sqrt{36 + 4 + 9} = \sqrt{49} = 7 \] ### Final Results: - Length of median AD = 7 - Length of median BE = \(\sqrt{34}\) - Length of median CF = 7
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