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geometry senior

Problem

In triangle , , , and . The medians , , and of triangle intersect at the centroid . Let be the foot of the altitude from to . Find .

problem
Solution
Let be the foot of the altitude from to . Then triangles and are similar. Furthermore, so to find , we can find .



The semi-perimeter of the triangle is , so by Heron's formula, the area of triangle is Hence, the height of triangle with respect to base is . Therefore, .
Final answer
\frac{11}{5}