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Two sides of a triangle are to have lengths 'a'cm & 'b'cm. If the triangle is to have the maximum area, then the length of the median from the vertex containing the sides 'a' and 'b'is

A

`(1)/(2) sqrt(a^(2)+b^(2))`

B

`(2a+b)/(3)`

C

`sqrt((a^(2)+b^(2))/(2))`

D

`(a+2b)/(3)`

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