Question

1. For AEFG shown below, construct the median from E to side FG. Leave all construction marks.

can somebody please describe where i put the construction marks? it’d be really helpful.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A median bisects the side it intersects with, so the first step is to bisect FG.

Set the compass slightly larger than half of FG.

Put the point on F and draw a half circle that intersects FG and faces G.

Put the point on G and draw a half circle that intersects FG and faces F.

Draw a line through the intersections of the two half circles, and the intersection of that line with FG is FG's midpoint.

Connect the midpoint with E, and the connecting line is the median.