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Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle, the middle points of whose sides are (0,12),(12,12) and (12,0)\Big(0, \dfrac{1}{2}\Big), \Big(\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{1}{2}\Big) \text{ and } \Big(\dfrac{1}{2}, 0\Big).

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Let ABC be a triangle in which D, E and F are the mid-points of sides AB, BC and CA respectively.

Let coordinates of A be (x1, y1), B(x2, y2), C(x3, y3).

Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle, the middle points of whose sides are (0, 1/2), (1/2, 1/2) and (1/2,0). Section Formula, ML Aggarwal Understanding Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 10.

Applying mid-point formula on side AB,

0=x1+x22x1+x2=0….[Eq 1]12=y1+y22y1+y2=1….[Eq 2]0 = \dfrac{x1 + x2}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x1 + x2 = 0 \qquad \text{….[Eq 1]} \\[1.5em] \dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{y1 + y2}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow y1 + y2 = 1 \qquad \text{….[Eq 2]} \\[1em]

Applying mid-point formula on side BC,

12=x2+x32x2+x3=1.….[Eq 3]12=y2+y32y2+y3=1….[Eq 4]\dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{x2 + x3}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x2 + x3 = 1. \qquad \text{….[Eq 3]} \\[1em] \dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{y2 + y3}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow y2 + y3 = 1 \qquad \text{….[Eq 4]} \\[1em]

Applying mid-point formula on side CA,

12=x3+x12x3+x1=1.….[Eq 5]0=y3+y12y3+y1=0….[Eq 6]\dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{x3 + x1}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x3 + x1 = 1. \qquad \text{….[Eq 5]} \\[1em] 0 = \dfrac{y3 + y1}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow y3 + y1 = 0 \qquad \text{….[Eq 6]} \\[1em]

Adding Eq 1, 3 and 5,

x1+x2+x2+x3+x3+x1=0+1+1.x1 + x2 + x2 + x3 + x3 + x1 = 0 + 1 + 1.
∴ x1 + x2 + x3 = 1. ….[Eq 7]\qquad \text{….[Eq 7]}

On subtracting Eq 3 from Eq 7 we get,
x1 + x2 + x3 - (x2 + x3) = 1 - 1
x1 + x2 + x3 - x2 - x3 = 0
x1 = 0.

On subtracting Eq 5 from Eq 7 we get,
x1 + x2 + x3 - (x3 + x1) = 1 - 1
x1 + x2 + x3 - x3 - x1 = 0
x2 = 0.

On subtracting Eq 1 from Eq 7 we get,
x1 + x2 + x3 - (x1 + x2) = 1 - 0
x1 + x2 + x3 - x1 - x2 = 1
x3 = 1.

Adding Eq 2, 4 and 5,

y1+y2+y2+y3+y3+y1=1+1+0.y1 + y2 + y2 + y3 + y3 + y1 = 1 + 1 + 0.
∴ y1 + y2 + y3 = 1. (Eq 8)

On subtracting Eq 4 from Eq 8 we get,
y1 + y2 + y3 - (y2 + y3) = 1 - 1
y1 + y2 + y3 - y2 - y3 = 0
y1 = 0.

On subtracting Eq 6 from Eq 8 we get,
y1 + y2 + y3 - (y3 + y1) = 1 - 0
y1 + y2 + y3 - y3 - y1 = 1
y2 = 1.

On subtracting Eq 2 from Eq 8 we get,
y1 + y2 + y3 - (y1 + y2) = 1 - 1
y1 + y2 + y3 - y1 - y2 = 1 - 1
y3 = 0.

Hence, coordinates of vertices of triangle are (0, 0), (0, 1) and (1, 0) respectively.

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