How do i find the median in this question.
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Construct MO, where O is the midpoint of CG. (As shown in the attached figure)
(1) LM = MG //given, CM is the median to the hypotenuse
(2) CO = OG // construction
(3) MO is a mid-segment //(1), (2) , Definition of a mid-segment
(4) MO // LC //triangle mid-segment theorem
(5) ∠MOG ≅ ∠LCO // corresponding angles in two parallel lines intersected by a transversal line (CG)
(6) m∠LCO=90° //given, ΔLCG is a right triangle
(7) m∠MOG=90° //(5), (6), definition of congruent angles
(8) m∠MOC=180° – 90° = 90° // linear pair
(9) ∠MOG ≅ ∠MOC //(7),(8), definition of congruent angles
(10) MO=MO //common side, reflexive property of equality
(11) ΔMCO ≅ ΔMGO //(2), (9), (10) Side-Angle-Side postulate
(12) MC = MG // Corresponding sides in congruent triangles (CPCTC)
(13) MG= ½LG // Given, CM is the median to the hypotenuse
(15) MC = ½LG //(12) , (13), substitution
by the double angle identity for sine. Move everything to one side and factor out the cosine term.
Now the zero product property tells us that there are two cases where this is true,
In the first equation, cosine becomes zero whenever its argument is an odd integer multiple of
which occurs twice in the interval