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The midpoints of 3 sides of the triangle ABC are respectivel

by Max@Math Revolution » Mon May 02, 2016 10:40 pm
The midpoints of 3 sides of the triangle ABC are respectively D, E, F. What is the perimeter of triangle ABC?
1) The perimeter of the triangle DEF is 10
2) The length of the side AC is 4

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by Max@Math Revolution » Tue May 10, 2016 5:59 pm
Points D, E, and F are the midpoints for AB, AC and BC. Then, if DE=x, DF=y and EF=z, BC=2x, AC=2y and AB=2z. The question becomes 2(x+y+z)=?. Since the condition 1) essentially means x+y+z=10. The condition 1), thus, is sufficient, and the correct answer is A.

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