Question

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Prove: In an isosceles triangle two medians are equal. (fill in the blanks of the equation in the second picture with the correct number/letter/sign based off the first picture.)

Answer 1

M is a midpoint of BC so:

$M=\left(\dfrac{\boxed{2}\boxed{a}+a}{\boxed{2}},\dfrac{\boxed{0}+b}{2}\right)=\left(\dfrac{\boxed{3}\boxed{a}}{\boxed{2}},\dfrac{\boxed{b}}{\boxed{2}}\right)$

Length of MA:

$MA=\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{\boxed{3}a}{2}\boxed{-}\boxed{0}\right)^2+\left(\dfrac{\boxed{b}}{2}\boxed{-}\boxed{0}\right)^2}=\\\\\\= \sqrt{\left(\dfrac{\boxed{3}a}{\boxed{2}}\right)^2+\left(\dfrac{b}{2}\right)^2}=\sqrt{\dfrac{\boxed{9}a^2}{\boxed{4}}+\dfrac{\boxed{b}^2}{\boxed{4}}}$

Length of NB:

$NB=\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{a}{2}\boxed{-}\boxed{2}a\right)^2+\left(\dfrac{b}{2}\boxed{-}\boxed{0}\right)^2}=\\\\\\=\sqrt{\left(\dfrac{a}{2}\boxed{-}\dfrac{\boxed{4}\boxed{a}}{2}\right)^2+\left(\dfrac{b}{2}-\boxed{0}\right)^2}=\\\\\\ \sqrt{\left(\dfrac{-3a}{2}\right)^2+\left(\dfrac{b}{\boxed{2}}\right)^2}=\sqrt{\dfrac{\boxed{9}a^2}{\boxed{4}}+\dfrac{\boxed{b}^2}{\boxed{4}}}$