The median of a triangle is the line from any vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. Triangle ABC has vertices A = (0, 5), B = (–1, –1), and C = (5, 2). What is the slope of the median from A to the midpoint of BC? Options.
A) –3/4	B) >–4/3	C) –5	D) –5/2	E) –9/4
First to find the midpoint of B &amp; C — average the x-coordinates: (–1+ 5)/2 = 2; and average the y-coordinates: (–1 + 2)/2 = 1/2. Thus, the midpoint has coordinates (2, 1/2). We want the slope from A = (0, 5) to (2, 1/2). The rise is the change in the y-coordinates: 1/2 – 5 = -9/2. The run is the change in the x-coordinates: 2 – 0 = 2. Slope = rise/run = [–9/2]/2 = –9/4. Answer = (–9/4)
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The median of a triangle is the line from any vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. Triangle ABC has vertices A = (0, 5), B = (–1, –1), and C = (5, 2). What is the slope of the median from A to the midpoint of BC?