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BE and CF are two medians of `DeltaABC` whose vertex A is (1,3). The equation of BE is `x-2y+1=0` and CF is y-1=0.
Determine the following:
The co-ordinates of points B,C and centroid G. The equations of lines AB and AC.

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To solve the problem, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the coordinates of points B and C using the equations of the medians. Given: - Vertex A = (1, 3) - Median BE: \( x - 2y + 1 = 0 \) - Median CF: \( y - 1 = 0 \) From the equation of median CF, we can find the y-coordinate of point C directly: \[ y - 1 = 0 \Rightarrow y = 1 \] Thus, point C has coordinates \( (k, 1) \) where \( k \) is unknown. ### Step 2: Substitute y = 1 into the equation of median BE to find the x-coordinate of point B. Substituting \( y = 1 \) into the equation of BE: \[ x - 2(1) + 1 = 0 \] \[ x - 2 + 1 = 0 \] \[ x - 1 = 0 \Rightarrow x = 1 \] Thus, point B has coordinates \( (1, h) \) where \( h \) is unknown. ### Step 3: Use the centroid formula to find the coordinates of points B and C. The centroid G of triangle ABC is given by: \[ G = \left( \frac{x_A + x_B + x_C}{3}, \frac{y_A + y_B + y_C}{3} \right) \] Since G is the intersection of the medians, we can find its coordinates by solving the equations of the medians. From the video transcript, we have: - Centroid G = (1, 1) Using the centroid formula: \[ 1 = \frac{1 + 1 + k}{3} \] \[ 3 = 2 + k \Rightarrow k = 1 \] Now we can find the y-coordinate of point B using the same formula: \[ 1 = \frac{3 + h + 1}{3} \] \[ 3 = 4 + h \Rightarrow h = -1 \] Thus, we have: - Point B = (1, -1) - Point C = (1, 1) ### Step 4: Find the coordinates of the centroid G. The coordinates of the centroid G are already found to be \( (1, 1) \). ### Step 5: Determine the equations of lines AB and AC. **Equation of line AB:** Using points A (1, 3) and B (1, -1): The slope \( m \) is given by: \[ m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{-1 - 3}{1 - 1} \] Since the slope is undefined (vertical line), the equation of line AB is: \[ x = 1 \] **Equation of line AC:** Using points A (1, 3) and C (k, 1): The slope \( m \) is given by: \[ m = \frac{1 - 3}{k - 1} = \frac{-2}{k - 1} \] Using point-slope form: \[ y - 3 = \frac{-2}{k - 1}(x - 1) \] Since we found \( k = 5 \) from the previous calculations, substituting \( k \): \[ y - 3 = \frac{-2}{5 - 1}(x - 1) \] \[ y - 3 = \frac{-2}{4}(x - 1) \] \[ y - 3 = -\frac{1}{2}(x - 1) \] \[ 2(y - 3) = -(x - 1) \] \[ 2y - 6 = -x + 1 \] \[ x + 2y - 7 = 0 \] ### Final Results: - Coordinates of B: (1, -1) - Coordinates of C: (5, 1) - Centroid G: (1, 1) - Equation of line AB: \( x = 1 \) - Equation of line AC: \( x + 2y - 7 = 0 \)
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