Median of a triangle

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A median of a triangle is a cevian of the triangle that goes from either the segment joining one vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side of the triangle, or the straight line that contains this segment.

In the following figure, $AM$ is a median of triangle $ABC$.

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The medians are concurrent at the centroid. The centroid divides the medians (segments) in a 2:1 ratio.

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