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Find the equations of the medians BQ and AM of triangle ABC, given A(-7, 8), B(-2, -2), and C(5, -1).

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  1. Determine the coordinates of B.

    The coordinates of point BB are given from the previous problem.
    The coordinates of B are (−2;−2)\boxed{(-2; -2)}.

  2. Determine the equation of BQ.

    QQ is the midpoint of ACAC. The coordinates of AA are (−7;8)(-7; 8) and CC are (5;−1)(5; -1).
    The midpoint formula is M=(x1+x22,y1+y22)M = \left(\frac{x_1 + x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1 + y_2}{2}\right).

    Q=(−7+52,8+(−1)2)Q = \left(\frac{-7 + 5}{2}, \frac{8 + (-1)}{2}\right) Q=(−22,72)Q = \left(\frac{-2}{2}, \frac{7}{2}\right) Q=(−1,72)Q = \left(-1, \frac{7}{2}\right)

    Now, find the equation of the line passing through B(−2;−2)B(-2; -2) and Q(−1;72)Q(-1; \frac{7}{2}).
    First, calculate the gradient mBQm_{BQ}:

    mBQ=y2−y1x2−x1=72−(−2)−1−(−2)=72+42−1+2=1121=112m_{BQ} = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{\frac{7}{2} - (-2)}{-1 - (-2)} = \frac{\frac{7}{2} + \frac{4}{2}}{-1 + 2} = \frac{\frac{11}{2}}{1} = \frac{11}{2}

    Using the point-slope form y−y1=m(x−x1)y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) with point B(−2;−2)B(-2; -2):

    y−(−2)=112(x−(−2))y - (-2) = \frac{11}{2}(x - (-2)) y+2=112(x+2)y + 2 = \frac{11}{2}(x + 2)

    Multiply by 2 to clear the fraction:

    2(y+2)=11(x+2)2(y + 2) = 11(x + 2) 2y+4=11x+222y + 4 = 11x + 22 2y=11x+182y = 11x + 18

    The equation of BQ is 11x−2y+18=0\boxed{11x - 2y + 18 = 0}.

  3. AM is a median of △ABC\triangle ABC.

    Determine the equation of AM.
    MM is the midpoint of BCBC. The coordinates of BB are (−2;−2)(-2; -2) and CC are (5;−1)(5; -1).

    M=(−2+52,−2+(−1)2)M = \left(\frac{-2 + 5}{2}, \frac{-2 + (-1)}{2}\right) M=(32,−32)M = \left(\frac{3}{2}, \frac{-3}{2}\right)

    Now, find the equation of the line passing through A(−7;8)A(-7; 8) and M(32;−32)M(\frac{3}{2}; -\frac{3}{2}).
    First, calculate the gradient mAMm_{AM}:

    mAM=y2−y1x2−x1=−32−832−(−7)=−32−16232+142=−192172=−1917m_{AM} = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{-\frac{3}{2} - 8}{\frac{3}{2} - (-7)} = \frac{-\frac{3}{2} - \frac{16}{2}}{\frac{3}{2} + \frac{14}{2}} = \frac{-\frac{19}{2}}{\frac{17}{2}} = -\frac{19}{17}

    Using the point-slope form y−y1=m(x−x1)y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) with point A(−7;8)A(-7; 8):

    y−8=−1917(x−(−7))y - 8 = -\frac{19}{17}(x - (-7)) y−8=−1917(x+7)y - 8 = -\frac{19}{17}(x + 7)

    Multiply by 17:

    17(y−8)=−19(x+7)17(y - 8) = -19(x + 7) 17y−136=−19x−13317y - 136 = -19x - 133 19x+17y−136+133=019x + 17y - 136 + 133 = 0 19x+17y−3=019x + 17y - 3 = 0

    The equation of AM is 19x+17y−3=0\boxed{19x + 17y - 3 = 0}.

  4. Determine the coordinates of the centroid of △ABC\triangle ABC.

    The centroid GG of a triangle with vertices (xA,yA)(x_A, y_A), (xB,yB)(x_B, y_B), and (xC,yC)(x_C, y_C) is given by the formula:

    G=(xA+xB+xC3,yA+yB+yC3)G = \left(\frac{x_A + x_B + x_C}{3}, \frac{y_A + y_B + y_C}{3}\right)

    Using A(−7;8)A(-7; 8), B(−2;−2)B(-2; -2), and C(5;−1)C(5; -1):

    Gx=−7+(−2)+53=−9+53=−43G_x = \frac{-7 + (-2) + 5}{3} = \frac{-9 + 5}{3} = \frac{-4}{3} Gy=8+(−2)+(−1)3=8−33=53G_y = \frac{8 + (-2) + (-1)}{3} = \frac{8 - 3}{3} = \frac{5}{3}

    The coordinates of the centroid are (−43;53)\boxed{\left(-\frac{4}{3}; \frac{5}{3}\right)}.

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