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If the median of a triangle is perpendicular to the side of the triangle, then show that the triangle is an isosceles triangle.

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In ABC, ADBC BD= DC As AD is median of BCSo, AD becomes the perpendicular bisector of BC.According to the perpendicular- bisector theorem,A is equidistant from B and C.or, AB = ACor, ABC is an isosceles triangle.

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