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Perpendicular Lines

AD, BE and CF...

Question

AD, BE and CF are three concurrent lines in a triangle ABC meeting the opposite sides in D, E and F respectively. Show that the joins of the midpoints of BC, CA and AB to the midpoints of AD, BE and CF are concurrent.

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