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NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry - Solutions

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Question : 16 of 20
Marks: +1, -0
Find the lengths of the medians of the triangle with vertices A(0, 0, 6), B(0, 4, 0) and C(6, 0, 0).
Solution:  
Here A(0, 0, 6), B(0, 4, 0) and C(6, 0, 0) are the vertices of ΔABC.
Now D is mid-point of BC.
∴ Coordinates of D are
(0+62,4+02,0+02)\left(\frac{0+6}{2},\frac{4+0}{2},\frac{0+0}{2}\right) = (3 , 2 , 0)
∴ AD = (0−3)2+(0−2)2+(6−0)2\sqrt{(0-3)^2+(0-2)^2+(6-0)^2}
= 9+4+36\sqrt{9+4+36} = 7 units
Also E is mid-point of AC
∴ Coordinates of E are (0+62,0+02,6+02)\left(\frac{0+6}{2},\frac{0+0}{2},\frac{6+0}{2}\right) = (3 , 0 , 3)
∴ BE = (0−3)2+(4−0)2+(0−3)2\sqrt{(0-3)^2+(4-0)^2+(0-3)^2} = 9+16+9\sqrt{9+16+9} = 34\sqrt{34} units
Also F is mid point of AB
∴ Coordinates of F are
(0+02,0+42,6+02)\left(\frac{0+0}{2},\frac{0+4}{2},\frac{6+0}{2}\right) = (0 , 2 , 3)
∴ CF = (6−0)2+(0−2)2+(0−3)2\sqrt{(6-0)^2+(0-2)^2+(0-3)^2} = 36+4+9\sqrt{36+4+9} = 7 units
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