Steps to finding equation of median.

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Steps to finding equation of median. 1. Find
midpoint of opposite side. 2. Use vertex and
midpoint to find slope of median. 3. Use slope
and either vertex or midpoint to find equation of
median.
Steps to finding equation of perpendicular
bisector. 1. Find midpoint of side. 2. Find slope
of side. 3. Determine negative reciprocal of
sides slope to find slope of perpendicular
bisector. 4. Use midpoint and slope of
perpendicular bisector to find equation.
Steps to finding equation of altitude. 1. Find
slope of opposite side. 2. Determine negative
reciprocal of opposite sides slope to find slope
of altitude. 3. Use vertex and slope of altitude
to find equation.
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• Three elements at play in defining median,
  perpendicular bisector and altitude.
• It is drawn from the vertex
• It is drawn to the midpoint of the opposite side
• It is perpendicular to the opposite side
• Two of these elements apply to each term.

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