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Can someone help me out with this question? I've been practicing it this one is confusing to me

Can someone help me out with this question? I've been practicing it this one is confusing-example-1
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Answer:

NK = 26

Explanation:

You have a triangle with the centroid identified and all medians drawn. You are given IK = 52 and want NK, where point N is the intersection of median JN with side IK.

Centroid

The centroid of a triangle is the point where the medians intersect. It divides each median in the ratio 2:1.

Median

A median of a triangle joins a vertex with the midpoint of the opposite side. Here, that means point N is the midpoint of side IK.

IK is given as length 52, so each half of that segment is 52/2 = 26.

IN = NK = 26

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