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Equilateral triangle ABC has a perimeter of 96 milimeters. A perpendicular bisector is drawn from angle A to side seg.BC at point M. What is the length of seg.MC?

A) 16mm
B)24mm
C)32mm
D)48mm

User DawidJ
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

User Anthony DeRosa
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In an equilateral triangle the perpendicular drawn from one vertex to its opposite side bisects the opposite sides in 2 equal parts.
Moreover the side of this equilateral triangle =96/3 =32 mm

Hence MC =32/2 16 mm
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