Construct a triangle, given the length of one side, and the lengths of the median and the altitude to that side.
April 21st 2010, 11:05 PM
earboth
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Originally Posted by MATNTRNG
Construct a triangle, given the length of one side, and the lengths of the median and the altitude to that side.
I've attached a sketch of the construction. Keep in mind that the construction is only possible if
April 21st 2010, 11:27 PM
CaptainBlack
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Originally Posted by MATNTRNG
Construct a triangle, given the length of one side, and the lengths of the median and the altitude to that side.
Construct a right triagle with the given altitude as its altitude, and the median as its hypotenuse. Now mark off a segmanet of the third side of the given side length centred on the point where the hypotenuse (median) meets the base.