In triangle ABC, EP=4. What is PC?

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Answer:

PC = 8

Explanation:

BF and CE are medians of the triangle.

On each median the distance from the vertex to the centroid P is twice as long as the distance from the centroid to the midpoint, then

PC = 2 × EP = 2 × 4 = 8

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