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Question Find GEGE in a triangle where II is the centroid and DG=43DG=43.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions1. In triangle CDECDE, $$ is the centroid. . The length of $DG$ is given as43 units.

STEP 2

The centroid of a triangle divides each median into segments in the ratio21, with the centroid being closer to the midpoint of the side (which is the point where the median intersects the side).
So, we can write the relationship between the segments of the median asDI=2IGDI =2 \cdot IG

STEP 3

Since is the centroid and $DG$ is a median, the length of $DG$ is the sum of the lengths of $DI$ and $IG$. We can write this asDG = DI + IG$$

STEP 4

Substitute the relationship from2 into the equation from3 to express DGDG in terms of IGIGDG=2IG+IGDG =2 \cdot IG + IG

STEP 5

implify the equation from4DG=3IGDG =3 \cdot IG

STEP 6

Given that DGDG is43 units, we can substitute this into the equation from5 to find IGIG43=3IG43 =3 \cdot IG

STEP 7

olve the equation from6 for IGIGIG=433IG = \frac{43}{3}

STEP 8

Since the centroid divides the median in the ratio21, the length of GEGE (the segment of the median from the centroid to the vertex) is twice the length of IGIG. We can write this asGE=2IGGE =2 \cdot IG

STEP 9

Substitute the value of IGIG from7 into the equation from8 to find GEGEGE=2433GE =2 \cdot \frac{43}{3}

STEP 10

Calculate the length of GEGEGE=2433=86328.67GE =2 \cdot \frac{43}{3} = \frac{86}{3} \approx28.67So, the length of GEGE is approximately28.67 units.

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